Is a PhD in Science worth it?

[Fidel_Castronaut]

My fiancé is researching for one, she loves her field (microbiology) and wants to be in research and teaching in higher education. So for her it is. And she gets paid to work at the university, more than your average post-doc as well, so she's doing really well for herself.

If you're looking for money, or an easy life, I would say no. But I guess you have to have a passion and a desire for it. Talking from experience, to get one requires just as much willpower to keep going than anything else.