You feel a vocation to research a particular subject and wish to create knowledge. You wish to prepare yourself for a career in academia. You enjoy academia and wish to delay having to get a job in industry. You wish to advance in a career (other than academia) in which a PhD is a highly sought credential.
Why are you doing a PhD?
A common reason to do a PhD is to improve your employment prospects. As the highest academic qualification, a PhD degree can unlock career opportunities that wouldn’t necessarily be available to candidates with a Bachelors or Masters.
