<p>What kind of jobs and salaries can one get with just a BA in Neuroscience? I ask because I'm interested in possibly majoring in Neuroscience, but I really would like to avoid having to go to grad school if possible.</p>
<p>You’re picking the wrong major if you don’t want to go to grad school.</p>
<p>You MAY be able to find an actual neuroscience job, but that is unlikely. What you’ll most likely be doing (like other science-related BS holders who don’t go to grad school) is doing most of the experimental grunt work for an MS or PhD, while not getting paid even close to what they’re making. Think of grad school as your indoctrination into never having to do grunt work ever again; work your butt off (or not, the life of a grad student is pretty leisurely) for 4-5 years and then have other people work their butt off for you for the rest of your career.</p>
<p>There are exceptions to every rule…but not that many.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info 
Potentially considering chemistry or engineering as well, so I might end up doing one of those instead so I will still be able to make a comfortable living without having to go to grad school. Or who knows, maybe I will do neuroscience and go to grad school…</p>
<p>Is neuroscience a feasible career in today’s economy? I’m considering all my choices, and neuroscience seems to be one of my favorites…</p>
<p>Neuroscience is feasible, but you generally MUST go to grad school and then enter research.</p>
<p>Like Mr. Bojangles said, the vast majority of the sciences (physics, chem, biol, and any hash of them together) require either a PHD or Masters for you to really have a good career in them. Frankly speaking, a Bachelors degree in no way prepares you for true academic research. PostBac in labs are usually only allowed to work for a maximum of 3 years and the entire purpose of that job is to give you enough research experience to help you get into grad school of some kind.</p>
<p>Post #2: “Think of grad school as your indoctrination into never having to do grunt work ever again; work your butt off (or not, the life of a grad student is pretty leisurely) for 4-5 years and then have other people work their butt off for you for the rest of your career.”</p>
<p>^^^That’s a pretty uninformed and misleading understanding of graduate study.</p>