Programs Engineering physics w/ comp. sci minor or bs physics

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Choosing between engineering physics with a computer science minor and a physics degree involves weighing career marketability against a deeper physics curriculum. Engineering physics offers practical skills and a concentration in materials physics, which may enhance job prospects. A solid background in computer programming is also beneficial for future opportunities. Both options can be completed in four years, aligning with graduate school aspirations. Ultimately, engineering physics may provide a more versatile foundation for both immediate employment and advanced studies.
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i'm a rising junior at a midwestern university deciding between

engineering physics
-contemporary physics w/ lab
-electronics w/lab
-2 computational/math based physics courses
-minor in computer science
-concentration in materials physics (fluids mechEng, material physics lab, & physics therm courses)

physics
-contemporary physics w/ lab
-electronics w/lab
-2 computational/math based physics courses
-EM
-therm
-spectroscopy
-classical mechanics
-quantum mechanics
-materials physics
-gravitation & space-timei'm really undecided about what i'd like to do when i get older (job wise). i am 99% sure i will go to graduate school in physics, applied physics, or rather similar program. both degrees would allow me to finish in 4 years. i would love the more indepth physics curriculum but also feel a solid background in computer programming would do me well someday

thoughts or advice?
 
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Engineering physics with minor in computer science and concentration in materials physics would probably be the most marketable of the ones on your list. Also good for your grad school goals.
 

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