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[QUOTE="jedishrfu, post: 6019262, member: 376845"] The astrophysics career choice is fraught with peril as very few actually get jobs in the field at least that's how I remember it. Further, you won't necessarily have the skills to go after Aerospace engineering jobs either. Check these jobs out to see what you can expect to go after: https://www.indeed.com/q-Astrophysics-jobs.html I think you may have to go for the MS Aerospace degree to have a better chance at a career in the field. Employers tend to choose candidates based on their major. If they want an engineer then they pick an engineer not necessarily a physicist whose taken some courses in engineering. This is not always the case but most of the time its true for any given job as they know what they are looking for. Later you can augment it with Astrophysics although that will be a longer path as you will likely have to take more courses specific to the Astrophysics and your time at university will be quite a bit longer. You have to do some long-term thinking and consider: - what if I get tired of grad school? - or what if i want to get married? ... then time comes into play which will cause you to rethink your plans. Remember doing a PhD requires 4+ years of commitment whereas doing an MS requires 2+ years. Doing both could well be 6+ years and counting. [/QUOTE]
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