Groan

When I first saw this post I was thinking, "Oh no! I really don't want there to even be an option for me to go back to school ever again." (Maybe I have a small case of senioritis?) Anyway, I was happy to read that a PhD in the design field is not a replacement for the MFA being the terminal degree for design professionals or people who want to teach design. I was relieved when the distinction was made between the two degrees and to learn that the PhD would be centered around research in the field and not professional development. I cringed when I read about the GRE and this confirmed that I am not interested in going back to school for a PhD in design research, at least not anytime soon...

I think a huge motivating factor for many people who get PhDs is be a professor and be eligible for tenureship, but if an MFA already accomplishes that in the design field, I do not see a lot of people putting themselves through a PhD program.