Matthew A. answered • 01/09/21
Ph.D. in Education with 20+ years of experience advising students
Graduate programs differ by degree and school. . A Ph.D. requires completing an original dissertation, so this varies significantly by field of study and type of research methods. Professional degrees, such as a Medical Degree, M.D., require additional residency requirements, so will vary in time depending on requirements of the state and field. Most programs to obtain a Master's Degree require 1-2 years of academic coursework In most states, a teacher needs to complete an internship/residency to obtain a degree; however, some states allow teachers to complete these requirements while an undergraduate while other states require graduate school for all teachers. A professor is a teacher; and most, but not all colleges require a Ph.D. in the field to be a professor, so it is important to understand what type of Ph.D. a student expects to obtain and what type of qualification is required to obtain a specific position.
To answer the question, it varies greatly in the time it takes students to complete the requirements for a Ph.D.
