A graduate degree in physics with a bachelor's degree in engineering

[HTPhys145]

So, next year I will attend college for B.S in aerospace engineering with a minor in Astrophysics. I would very much like to continue and do graduate studies in physics, not engineering, and I was wondering if this was possible? Thank you very much for your time.

 

[Mmm_Pasta]

https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...if-my-bachelors-degree-isnt-in-physics.64966/

 

[Vanadium 50]

If you want to do graduate studies in physics, you should probably major in physics.

 

[jtbell]

It's definitely easier to go from a physics bachelor's degree to graduate school in engineering, than from an engineering bachelor's to graduate school in physics. Most of the physics majors at the small college where I work end up in engineering, usually by getting a master's in engineering after graduating from here.

 

[Derek H]

It depends a lot on your course of study and personal preparation. Your minor in Astrophysics will likely help a great deal.
My bachelor's was in Computer Science and Engineering but my master's was in Applied Physics so it can be done. Granted, it was a Master of Engineering taught by the engineering school but it lined up with my previous study and job experience. I would likely have not been accepted (and/or struggled mightily!) if I'd tried to get a master's in theoretical physics but you'd have much better preparation than I did with your minor.