what age do people get their phd
Average age to start a PhD varies between disciplines and depends on whether or not the student holds a masters degree or not. I was made to believe that the vast majority start a PhD between the ages of 22-28 in most fields. Time to complete can vary widely.A masters degree is typically limited to 1-5 years, with most taking 2-3. A PhD following a masters is typically limited to 3-8 years, while a direct to PhD requires 4-8.e was 20 years old when he graduated. Noam Elkies finished his PhD in math at Harvard in 2 years, at age 20. 6 years later, he became the youngest tenured professor in the history of Harvard, beating even Larry Summers and Alan Dershowitz.