Piling it Higher and Deeper: The World’s Richest PhDs
Whether you’re a student or not, you’ve heard that getting a higher education will make a difference in earnings over your lifetime. Sure, some millionaires and billionaires have dropped out of college (e.g., Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, worth $35B) or…
Top 50 Blogs for PhD Students
50 Best Blogs for Ph.D Students Whether the most rewarding or alienating of times, whether your job prospects are good or grim, you’re one of the best and brightest, and you’re being given years to research what you find most…
19 Famous People with PhDs
From Dolly Parton and John Bon Jovi to George Foreman and Kermit the Frog, it seems nearly every celebrity now has an honorary doctorate. But how many can say they obtained the highest degree in their fields without that “honorary”…
50 U.S. Cities with the Most Doctoral Degree Holders
By Luke Paton and Amy Bell There are big incentives for graduates who invest the extra five years or so of study to pursue a doctoral degree. For one, there’s the prestige of earning the highest academic qualification possible; then…
30 of the Most Bizarre Research Paper Topics of All Time
For many postgraduate students, a Ph.D. thesis will be their magnum opus – the zenith of their academic achievement. And with such a significant amount of time and effort being invested, it’s important that study topics are chosen wisely. Hence,…
Could Wearable Tech Like Google Glass Play a Role in Connected Education?
We’re not quite at the stage of all being cyborgs, but the wearable computing market is growing, and the number and type of devices is also increasing. One form in particular that has a great deal of potential for many…
Top 10 TED Talks on Leadership
In many cases earning a PhD means becoming a leader in your field or profession. Here are 10 of the most popular TED Talks about leadership to help you do that well. 1. “Everyday Leadership” Drew Dudley Drew Dudley, the…
How Do I Become a Psychologist?
A desire to help people, as well as earn an above average income are two motivating factors that drive people to join the field of psychology. According to the United States Bureau of Labor, the average salary is nearly $70,000…
Doctorate Degrees: Are They Worth It?
The Ph.D. degree is a research degree, designed to train a scholar to be able to do original research of publishable quality in his or her chosen field. Just the facts: 2 million: number of men in 2012 earning a…
Online PhD Programs in Computer Science
Below are online Computer Science PhD programs recommended by our editors. This is not a ranking of online Computer Science doctoral programs, but a curated list of all the best PhD programs in Computer Science offered by reputable, accredited online…