Scientia

That is precisely what I would like to be doing. I would love to end up doing research, the resources available for certain universities are far more then I could find elsewhere. Is that the Usual job for astrophysicists? I had the idea that it was research for a university or working for the government. I'm sure that I just don't know nearly enough on the subject.

I'm starting college in three months. I've declared my major as Electrical Engineering at the moment. I work with computers, I enjoy that work, however, I don't want a career focusing on computers. Electrical Engineering seemed fun due to the technical aspect of it. I've always had an interest in physics and an even greater interest in the cosmos. If I switched majors to physics and wanted to get into something like astrophysics, what career opportunities would I have? Is the salary generally pretty good in this field? It's may seem a bit over confident, but I am planning on pursuing whatever field I chose to a Ph.D. What kind of work would I be doing with a Bachelors while I work on Masters or as I read now, jump to Ph.D?