Question by SUp1: Marine Biology, Computer Science, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, and Mathematics?
These are the possible majors that interest me. But I am still uncertain of what major to go for. Does anyone know any possible jobs that a person can get with these majors, average salaries, and any positives/negatives about them as well.
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Answer by eri
Marine bio – major in biology in college and do marine biology in grad school. Not a very high salary for someone with a PhD, which you’ll almost certainly need, and no, you won’t be working with dolphins.
Computer science – pays pretty well, you’d probably be doing programming or network security somewhere. You can do that with a bachelors or masters.
Physics – pays pretty well with a bachelors, can lead to many grad programs – physics, astronomy, geophysics, biophysics, physical chemistry, engineering. With bachelors, masters, and/or PhD, you could work for colleges, national labs, NASA, research and development, companies like Sony, GE, IBM, nuclear power companies, and many others.
Aerospace engineering – work with planes and rockets. Highest paying major with only a bachelors degree. Very employable.
Mathematics – applicable to many fields.
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lol some of them are completely different. you should rethink your real intention. marine biology and aerospace engineering lol : )
when you decrease your choices, you can choose an interdisciplinary science that fits your interest. for example bioinformatics; a combination of math, computer science, statistics, biology and genetics..
there are a lot of interdiciplinary sciences.. after finishing your phd in an interdisciplinary field successfully, mostly you work in a college as academic member or you find cool jobs.. because job opportunities in these fields are far away than satisfied.
I can only speak for one thing, Marine Bio. And i can’t say all that much about salary, except to say that its not one of the most glamorous jobs. However, in order to become a marine biologist, you should start as an undergrad – find a marine bio major. They limit your choices of college, however there are some INCREDIBLE programs. For instance, Boston University has facilities and labs in Belize and Caribbean, and you can go there as part of the major. Then, find a good place to go to grad school to get at least a masters – Scripps is a good place to check out for that. In terms of jobs, there are plenty. I know a huge number of people that work for the National Marine Sanctuaries and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. Personally, I work as a naturalist on a whale watching boat, and I am planning on buying my own whale watching boat as well. And, like I said, it’s far from glamorous but it is quite easy to make a living. In terms of negative, you need to have a SCUBA certification, like to travel, and one would hope you don’t get seasick, because that puts a damper on a lot of things.