A physics master’s degree opens doors to myriad careers

Re:A physics master’s degree opens doors to myriad careers by Balgair on Thursday April 18, 2019 @05:29PM (#19694966)

I'll echo this. In the US, having just a MS in Physics means that you failed your quals. Though it may not be true, this is the 'popular' perception.

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Re:A physics master’s degree opens doors to myriad careers by chrisseaton on Thursday April 18, 2019 @05:42PM (#19695058)

In the UK we often make the dropout degree an MPhil or MRes, so it's different to people who started an MSc with the intention of just doing that degree.

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Re:A physics master’s degree opens doors to myriad careers by jeff_friesen on Friday April 19, 2019 @07:11AM (#19698536)

I'm a physics PhD dropout. I dropped out sometime after passing my quals and oral exams. But I could not have gotten a masters without passing those. I've never heard that it's a perception that you got a masters because you didn't pass.

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