Take this seriously please. Pro's & Con's of life paths. PhD program: Get to do sociological research (makes me giddy), 6 yrs of school, but as GTF at UO school is paid for and you make about $14,000 year (little debt), no guaranteed job (likely have to move to Siberia) or 3 yrs law school, law school (ugh) but you have about 100,000 debt, pretty guaranteed job tho, and you set your own hours (sort of), tons of community support. .