How long from end of Masters to start of Doctorate

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How long from end of Master's to start of Doctorate (actual or intended)

  1. Have or will soon get Master's, no Doctorate planned.

    10 vote(s)
    16.7%

  2. Continuous process; no gap.

    15 vote(s)
    25.0%

  3. A year or two.

    15 vote(s)
    25.0%

  4. 3 to 5 years.

    2 vote(s)
    3.3%

  5. More than 5 years.

    14 vote(s)
    23.3%

  6. Age at completion of Msster's: 25 or less

    4 vote(s)
    6.7%

  7. Age at completion of Msster's: 26-34

    23 vote(s)
    38.3%

  8. Age at completion of Msster's: 35-50

    14 vote(s)
    23.3%

  9. Age at completion of Msster's: Over 50

    7 vote(s)
    11.7%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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  1. major56

    major56 Active Member

    B.B.A. 1973
    Diploma CGSC 1984
    M.B.A. 1997
    Post-Bachelorette 2002
    M.Ed. 2004
    M.B.A. anticipate 2011
    M.S.T. Hopefully initiates 2012 (W.H. Taft University; possibly WIGS if accredited by then)

    Late entrant following undergraduate into graduate work with a lot of experience/s in-between… some very good, some good, and some not quite as good.
     
    major56, Dec 30, 2009
    #21
  2. adireynolds

    adireynolds New Member

    Since I did my Army service first, I was a bit slow getting to my degrees. But my poll answer is for my first master's:

    B.A. @ 27
    M.S.Ed. @ 29
    M.S. @ 38 (earned en route to the PhD)
    Ph.D. @ bound and determined to finish before my 43rd birthday on 12Nov 2010! :)

    Cheers,
    Adrienne
     
    adireynolds, Dec 31, 2009
    #22
  3. Tylin

    Tylin New Member

    AA @ 24
    BS @ 25
    MS @ 28 (projected)

    No current plans for a doctorate, although I am thinking about a second masters (MBA) down the road. There are many interesting continuing education and certificate programs that I would like to do first.
     
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    Tylin, Dec 31, 2009
    #23
  4. KariS

    KariS New Member

    First masters (MBA) @ 30
    Second masters (ME) @ 60
     
    KariS, Dec 31, 2009
    #24
  5. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    AA @ 19
    BS @ 20
    BA @ 21
    MBA @ 24
    PhD @ 43
    Current age: 50
    NBT @ 51 (projected):D
     
    Rich Douglas, Dec 31, 2009
    #25
  6. airtorn

    airtorn Moderator

    A.A.S - 26
    B.S. - 28
    M.A. - 31
    A.A.S - 32
    M.P.H. - 33

    The next degree I get will be another A.A.S. through the Air Force due to an upcoming career field change. I should be 36 when that happens. I see me completing another masters before turning 40 but have zero plans at this point for a doctorate.
     
    airtorn, Dec 31, 2009
    #26
  7. PhD2B

    PhD2B Dazed and Confused

    BS @ 23
    MS @ 29
    MS @ 38 (current age)
    PhD @ 42 (projected)
     
    PhD2B, Dec 31, 2009
    #27
  8. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    What, praytell, is NBT?
     
    Ted Heiks, Dec 31, 2009
    #28
  9. -kevin-

    -kevin- Resident Redneck

    Next Big Thing?
     
    -kevin-, Dec 31, 2009
    #29
  10. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    So I would think. Come on, Rich, you mentioned it in three threads. Don't keep us all in suspense -- what's the Next Big Thing? :)

    -=Steve=-
     
    SteveFoerster, Jan 1, 2010
    #30
  11. vadro

    vadro New Member

    I finished my Technical Diploma at 19, Bachelor equivalent at 25, Master's at 36, started Doctorate at 41. Plenty of working experience before the Master degree and still working while pursuing the Doctorate.
     
    vadro, Jan 1, 2010
    #31
  12. Michael O'Connor

    Michael O'Connor Member

    I don't think that it matters about age if you want to go further with your education.There was a story in our local newspaper recently about a man who earned his Ph.D at 81.

    It would take too long to tell you all the reasons but I wasn't able to get my education as I would have wanted. As a result, I have had more comebacks than the Frankenstein monster. This will be the last one- when I finish, I am finished. Hopefully that will end with a doctorate and/or my fantasy of five degrees.
     
    Michael O'Connor, Jan 1, 2010
    #32
  13. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    Associates: 28
    Bachelors: 29
    Masters: 31
    Doctorate: 44
     
    Anthony Pina, Jan 3, 2010
    #33
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