1. UK.
If you just want to get a doctorate, Britain is the best choice. There are world-class universities in Britain, and the graduation rate of doctoral students in Britain is much higher than that in the United States and Canada. Generally, the graduation time is 3-4 years, and the graduation time for students in humanities and social sciences will be slightly longer.
2. America.
As we all know, this country is the most developed in education, with the most elite professors, researchers, first-class laboratories and the most research funds. The probability of scholarship is the highest, there are many schools to choose from, and the recognition and gold content of degrees in this country is by far the highest in the world. However, one of the fatal shortcomings of doctoral studies in the United States is the long cycle!
The minimum study period of science and engineering doctors in the United States is 4 years, with an average of 5.5 years. It is common for prestigious schools to defend for two or three years. Take the University of California as an example. It takes seven years for a doctoral student to be released.
Coupled with the preparation time for GRE and visa issues, the application and approval time for scholarships, and the wasted waiting time due to missing the entrance season, the standard average time for a China person to prepare for and obtain a doctorate in the United States is 7.5 years, of which the time spent studying for a doctorate is more than 5 years.
France and Europe are post-graduate countries.
European doctors need to sign an "employment contract". The term of this contract is generally 3 to 4 years, which means that you can get a doctorate in about 4 years as long as you produce normally.
4. France
Few people realize that France has the oldest first-class university in the world. Paris University is not only the birthplace of Oxford University in England, but also the originator of world universities, and still enjoys a high reputation in the world. The French economy as a whole is on the rise, and the overall education system, like Germany, belongs to the "Western European Middle School" with the characteristics of China, Japan, Russia and the United States.
Studying in France has incomparable advantages over other countries: free! Tuition is free, and the government also gives all students (regardless of nationality) housing subsidies and other allowances. Since it is free, and the doctor has a certain scholarship share, it means that if you apply for a doctoral scholarship or project fee, everything you earn is yours.
Compared with Germany, which is also free but difficult to graduate, the probability of French doctors graduating in four years is much higher.