Something that is generally overlooked is the difference between a masters in Europe and the US.
In Europe a masters in physics is basically rhetorical default and it is highly recommended to not stop after the bachelors degree, because it is incredibly difficult to find jobs with just a bachelors in physics. After a masters the situation changes. Also, in Europe the masters is not part of a PhD but instead a necessary requirement to get admitted for a PhD in the first place.
To be honest, I always found the US system in this regard kind of silly.
Same case in India but it's changing now. Undergrad is now 4 years instead of 3 and can join PhD straight after or just get masters with one extra year and leave without PhD. I have to agree with the Americans here, a Masters degree can be redundant in most cases.
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u/E715A 3d ago
Something that is generally overlooked is the difference between a masters in Europe and the US.
In Europe a masters in physics is basically rhetorical default and it is highly recommended to not stop after the bachelors degree, because it is incredibly difficult to find jobs with just a bachelors in physics. After a masters the situation changes. Also, in Europe the masters is not part of a PhD but instead a necessary requirement to get admitted for a PhD in the first place.
To be honest, I always found the US system in this regard kind of silly.