How old would you be when you get your PhD?

Answer 1

There are some individuals who have achieved this, however, it is rare. Remember, it takes four years for The Bachelor's degree and an additional four years for the PhD, depending on the specialty. Thus, a total of eight years provided all goes well.

Answer 2

Most people go directly on for their masters degree when they get their Bachelors. Assuming an average start to college of age 18, they are 21 when they get the Bachelors, and if one works full-time on it, a masters generally takes about 18 months. But some people spin out their masters over several summers, some go back and get it in their thirties. There is no "set" age when one gets their masters.

Answer 3

Age is not a factor in degrees. To have a PhD you need to go 4 years of university for a BS/BA, 2 years for a MA/MS, and then to be accepted into a PhD program as well take any testing needed to qualify for a graduate program. A proper GPA is also needed to qualify for a graduate program and while in the program a grade of "C" in any class is considered a failure. It is possible to work on a MA/MS when beginning a PhD program and after getting it you begin your PhD. A PhD generally takes 3-7 years to finish. Most people, unless they are exceptional people, do not start university classes until they graduate high school so that makes most people about 18 when they start on an undergraduate degree.

Answer 4

There have been many cases worldwide where people entered a doctoral program even after retirement and successfully graduated. So there is not an absolute 'too old'. But generally speaking it is easiest to process academic and other information in the first 30 years of your life. Also, processing new information is easier when the mind is continually trained to process it. That is why even young people taking a gap year sometimes find it hard to restart studying again.

On the other hand, if your job requires you to continually learn and process new information on a more or less academic level, entering a doctoral program may not be a problem at any age at all. So, you're never really too old!

Answer 5

It depends on your current age and educational level. The common path to practicing as a physician requires 8 years of education beyond high school and 3 to 8 additional years of internship and residency. Thus, you can do the numbers according to your position in reference to age of completion.

Answer 6

It's not the age, but whether the prerequisites have been satisfied.

Answer 7

When you're likely going to die before you finish ... otherwise, you're never too old for more school!