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Time to Degree and Completion Rate

The average time to PhD for trainees in the last 10 years is 5.7 years (not including leaves of absence). The retention and PhD completion rate is higher than 90%.

 

Alumni Career Outcomes

The information below was updated in January 2021 and includes all alumni who graduated with a PhD degree within the last 30 years (i.e., from 1991 to 2020).

Career outcomes for graduates since 1991 (N=636) This graph shows the percent of graduates (y-axis) that currently follow each of 6 general career paths: Further Training or Education (light purple, dotted pattern) Primarily Research (dark purple, no pattern) Primarily Teaching (light blue, horizontal lines pattern) Science Related (dark blue, diagonal lines pattern) Unknown (orange, gingham pattern) Not related to science (orange, blank squares patern) The x-axis includes graduates since 1991 organized in 5 year groups: Within the 1991-1995 group (N=94): 57% under Primarily Research; 3% under primarily teaching; 26% under Science-related; 12% under Unkown; and 2% under Not Related to Science. Within the 1996 - 2000 group (N=94): 54% under Primarily Research; 5% under primarily teaching; 30% under Science-related; 10% under Unkown; and 1% under Not Related to Science. Within the 2001 - 2005 group (N=128): 55% under Primarily Research; 7% under primarily teaching; 31% under Science-related; 5% under Unkown; and 2% under Not Related to Science. Within the 2006 - 2010 group (N=99): 2% under Further Training or Education; 60% under Primarily Research; 8% under primarily teaching; 28% under Science-related; 1% under Unkown; and 1% under Not Related to Science. Within the 2011 - 2015 group (N=120): 23% under Further Training or Education; 35% under Primarily Research; 5% under primarily teaching; 33% under Science-related; 2% under Unkown; and 3% under Not Related to Science. Within the 2016 - 2020 group (N=101): 49% under Further Training or Education; 22% under Primarily Research; 0% under primarily teaching; 28% under Science-related; 1% under Unkown; and 1% under Not Related to Science.

 

Current career paths for BCMB graduates include:

– Further Training or Education (postdoctoral training, residency or clinical fellowship)

– Primarily Research (in academia, government or industry)

– Primarily Teaching

– Science Related (see below)

– Unknown

– Not related to science

 

Careers in Research

47% of graduates (298 of 636) are following careers in research (not including postdoctoral training). 55% work in academia, 36% in industry, 6% in governmental laboratories, and 2% in nonprofit institutions.

 

Science Related Careers

32% of graduates (201 of 636) are following a career other than primarily research or teaching:

Science Related Careers of Graduates in the last 30 years: 1991-2020 (N=201, 32%) Technical support and product development: 1% Sales and marketing : 3% Science policy and government affairs: 3% Entrepreneurship: 4% Science education and outreach: 4% Data science, analytics, and software engineering: 7% Science writing and communication: 8% Administration: 10% Intellectual property and law: 10% Regulatory affairs: 12% Healthcare provider: 15% Business development, consulting, and strategic alliances: 21%