Why are some PH.D programs more respected than others ?...

[Anonymous]

Because, just like undergraduate degrees, some majors are hard. My son got his engineering PhD from Berkeley and for 5 1/2 years, he was doing research without much break... 24/7 for5.5 years.

[Anonymous]

OP here: NOT talking about an ED.D


I’m Talking about. PH.D In Education,
Where new research is contributed.

A friend of mine argued tooth and nail saying this still easier then a biochem PH.D

She also argued that a sociology Ph.D is not as respected either

I’m applying to both: A sociology and a Education research program and I said if I choose the latter, it’ll get my PH.D in Ed. She thinks it’s hard but then just had to go on about how biochem PH.D is harder. Sigh. Why. Can’t she just be happy for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: NOT talking about an ED.D


I’m Talking about. PH.D In Education,
Where new research is contributed.

A friend of mine argued tooth and nail saying this still easier then a biochem PH.D

She also argued that a sociology Ph.D is not as respected either

I’m applying to both: A sociology and a Education research program and I said if I choose the latter, it’ll get my PH.D in Ed. She thinks it’s hard but then just had to go on about how biochem PH.D is harder. Sigh. Why. Can’t she just be happy for me.

She's right, but at the same time, she seems like a really crappy friend. Maybe you'll meet some new friends in your grad program. Best of luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it is because one has real world implications and can change society.

and math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: NOT talking about an ED.D


I’m Talking about. PH.D In Education,
Where new research is contributed.

A friend of mine argued tooth and nail saying this still easier then a biochem PH.D

She also argued that a sociology Ph.D is not as respected either

I’m applying to both: A sociology and a Education research program and I said if I choose the latter, it’ll get my PH.D in Ed. She thinks it’s hard but then just had to go on about how biochem PH.D is harder. Sigh. Why. Can’t she just be happy for me.

What are you hoping to do with the degree? Maybe she's worried you are wasting your time/money? Are you applying for funding too?

[Anonymous]

Also, I remember from school having to be address some assistant principal as "doctor" .. I'm sure it was just some joke PhD

you pretentious son of a bitch..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, I remember from school having to be address some assistant principal as "doctor" .. I'm sure it was just some joke PhD

you pretentious son of a bitch..

Yeah, we had one of those. He was an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: NOT talking about an ED.D


I’m Talking about. PH.D In Education,
Where new research is contributed.

A friend of mine argued tooth and nail saying this still easier then a biochem PH.D

She also argued that a sociology Ph.D is not as respected either

I’m applying to both: A sociology and a Education research program and I said if I choose the latter, it’ll get my PH.D in Ed. She thinks it’s hard but then just had to go on about how biochem PH.D is harder. Sigh. Why. Can’t she just be happy for me.

Your friend is a bitch.

I’d say bichem is hard... but it just for people that could t hack biomedical engineering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here: NOT talking about an ED.D


I’m Talking about. PH.D In Education,
Where new research is contributed.

A friend of mine argued tooth and nail saying this still easier then a biochem PH.D

She also argued that a sociology Ph.D is not as respected either

I’m applying to both: A sociology and a Education research program and I said if I choose the latter, it’ll get my PH.D in Ed. She thinks it’s hard but then just had to go on about how biochem PH.D is harder. Sigh. Why. Can’t she just be happy for me.

Really, OP? Because you sound an awful lot like the poster who was upset that her friends weren't impressed by her sister's Ph.D in Ed. Which is it?

[Anonymous]

I am a PhD Physicist. PhD does not impress me. Why? If someone as lousy as me could earn the title Dr., then it can't be that hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not soft vs hard science. It’s education (Ed D) vs everything else.

Exactly. If you have a kid in public school with ever changing sucky curricula you'll know why PhD or Ed D in Education is not respected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not soft vs hard science. It’s education (Ed D) vs everything else.

Not Engineering. Nobody cares if you have a PhD. It's just a big waste of time or maybe you just can't deal with the real world and need to stick with books.

Mmmhmmm. Thanks Howard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not soft vs hard science. It’s education (Ed D) vs everything else.

Not Engineering. Nobody cares if you have a PhD. It's just a big waste of time or maybe you just can't deal with the real world and need to stick with books.

Or maybe you want to be an engineer in a research setting?

It is a different path.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a PhD in Organic Chemistry. Of the 20 students who started with me, ony 5 finished with a PhD after 8 years. It was grueling, to say the least. There is no way any doctorate in education is in the same league. Apples and oranges.

I think this is similar - or worse - in philosophy even though it’s not hard science. Yet, a philosophy PhD could be driving a taxicab (or Uber) - but not the ochem Phd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For example:

Why is an Education Ph.D NOT as respected compared to a Biomedical Ph.D?

Or a History Ph.D compared to a psychology PH.D?


People tend to be more impressed with someone who has a heavy science

PH.D compared to social science of humanities one. Why?..

is it because anyone in heavy science can do a humanities one or social science one
yet the ones in the softer or humanities one can’t do a heavy Ph.D?

Because PhDs in the hard sciences requires literally inventing or discovering something new. It has to be novel. It's a really hard, tedious, and time consuming thing to do. I have a PhD in engineering. It was difficult when your 1000x experiment fails and you have to still keep picking yourself up off the ground and keep trying.