<p>Shortly I'll be attending college to transfer to UT at Austin and I'm wanting to major in physics.
I've done some research and a few sites have mentioned a lack of jobs for physics phD's. However this alone won't deter me, i want this more than anything, but i also like to be well rounded and wondered if after finishing my undergrad work in physics if i could recieve a master's in engineering, then finally move in to my physics phD?</p>
<p>Although, there are very few schools that offer this graduate program (Virginia, Cornell & Oklahoma comes to mind), you may want to look at Engineering Physics as for your M.S. or M.Eng.</p>
<p>Having said that, you will not know what you will do 4 years from now (2 years to finish B.A./B.S. and 2 years of grad school for M.S./M.Eng). Actually, you won’t know what you will decide after your B.A./B.S.</p>
<p>Physics BS to eng MS to physics PhD sounds like it’ll take too much time.</p>
<p>Better to do your BS in engineering physics and all your grad school in physics.</p>
<p><a href=“https://physics.osu.edu/engineering-physics-program[/url]”>https://physics.osu.edu/engineering-physics-program</a>
<a href=“https://physics.osu.edu/eng-concentration-requirements[/url]”>https://physics.osu.edu/eng-concentration-requirements</a></p>
<p>That’s my school’s program, highly customizable.</p>
<p>Actual physics jobs are not very plentiful. People with physics degrees do sometimes get into other jobs looking for “smart people who can think mathematically and/or logically” like finance and computer software. Some manage to get into some kinds of engineering jobs (that do not require a PE license).</p>
<p>Maybe you should consider an M.S. Material Science. Very close to engineering (often in the engineering school), but more overlap with physics. Alternatively, maybe Applied Physics or Nuclear Engineering. In other words, look for an engineering discipline with lots of overlap with physics.</p>