The successful student in astrophysics will need to have strong math and writing skills, imagination, the ability to engage in analytic thinking and problem-solving, as well as a keen interest in understanding how the universe works.
Career Possibilities:
The study of astrophysics provides excellent training in quantitative and analytical approaches to solving problems. Astrophysics graduates are highly sought for graduate and professional programs in engineering, computer science, law, economics, medicine, business and teaching.
The emphasis on modeling and problem-solving, along with the rigorous mathematical background needed for the major, means graduates of this major pursue many different careers.
Graduates have found careers as:
- Physician
- Professor/teacher
- Planetarium operator
- Researcher
- Telescope operator
- Museum curator
Additional careers are possible in space industry, science writing, patent industry, programming, military and biomedical industry.
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