<p>Lately, I have been thinking about pursuing an education in Astrophysics.
The problem is that I am not too sure what the major entails and what kind of job will i obtain after i graduate.</p>
<p>Can someone give me some insight about this major and its rigor?</p>
<p>btw i have been also thinking about aerospace engineering and pure mathematics.
so maybe you can help narrow down my choices based on the classes i have enjoyed...</p>
<p>Well, if you wanted to study something related to math and space, then astrophysics is perfect.</p>
<p>Lots of math and physics are required, which are challenging, but if you’re adept at mathematics then you should be fine. </p>
<p>The highest job pool for astrophysics, that I’ve found, is universities and the such. Planetariums as well…</p>
<p>I’m going to major in astrophysics as well! I don’t know all the details yet. We’ll find out. Just google astrophysics…you’ll turn up a lot of information about mean salaries and careers…courses you have to take.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t pursue any of the majors you listed. Why don’t you major in something that actually has real world applications like dance or Hungarian.</p>
<p>What is the point of saying that ^^^^ At least give the OP something to work with.</p>
<p>I too am very interested in Astrophysics, and as with any science major, your future job prospects can be professorship, research, private sectors, etc. You could easily work at NASA and make a good living with an aerospace engineering major (just make sure it is from a good school). In the end, though, I would say do what you think is right. I’m going to college in two years and I see it merely as a time of learning and growing. I’ll hopefully study physics, philosophy, Italian, psychology, and other subjects just for the sake of learning and becoming a more rounded individual. It’s hard for me to think about my college education in terms of what kind of salary I’ll be making in twenty years. It just doesn’t concern me right now. I think that you should explore mathematics, engineering, and physics and then decide. You may even realize that those are not remotely what interests you in a few years. That’s what I have to say.</p>