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Doctor Dee
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I'm a high school student, and I am not sure if I want to get a degree in engineering (electrical or aerospace) or physics? I would like to go to graduate school eventually and get a job in industry.
My interests: I love everything about space, and I would love to work for a company like SpaceX or NASA to design and work with spacecraft . However, I am also interested in some physics-heavy fields. For instance, it would be awesome if I could work on a quantum computer, or even work at CERN and experiment with particle physics.
I am wondering what a good path to follow would look like. So far, my options seem to be
- Aerospace engineering bachelors and eventually masters
- Electrical engineering bachelors and masters
- Physics bachelors and then PhD (is that how it usually goes?)
- I have also read about Applied Physics and that really interests me. However, with applied physics, what degrees do people normally get? Is it usually an undergrad followed by a masters or a phd?
With a physics or applied physics degree, could I still get jobs that are normally reserved for "engineers" by title?
My interests: I love everything about space, and I would love to work for a company like SpaceX or NASA to design and work with spacecraft . However, I am also interested in some physics-heavy fields. For instance, it would be awesome if I could work on a quantum computer, or even work at CERN and experiment with particle physics.
I am wondering what a good path to follow would look like. So far, my options seem to be
- Aerospace engineering bachelors and eventually masters
- Electrical engineering bachelors and masters
- Physics bachelors and then PhD (is that how it usually goes?)
- I have also read about Applied Physics and that really interests me. However, with applied physics, what degrees do people normally get? Is it usually an undergrad followed by a masters or a phd?
With a physics or applied physics degree, could I still get jobs that are normally reserved for "engineers" by title?