Degree Name: Astrophysics
General Description:
Astrophysics involves a broad frontier of technologies including materials science, optics and electronics. This three-year program teaches students to apply their knowledge of physics to astronomical observation and to the interpretation of the data and images obtained.
Top Universities Globally:
AHrvard University
California Institute of Technology
University of California, Berkeley
University of Cambridge
Princeton University
University of Arizona
University of California Santa Cruz
Durham University
University of Chicago
Top Universities in Pakistan:
Quaid I Azam University
COMSATS University Islamabad
University of Punjab
Scope of The Degree:
need for astrophysicists to grow 14 percent from 2016 to 2026
Expected Profession:
"Astronomers
Atomic physicists
Atomic, molecular, and optical physicists
Condensed matter and materials physicists
Condensed matter physicists
Cosmologists
Extragalactic astronomers
Fluid dynamicists
Galactic astronomers
Galactic, planetary, solar, and stellar astronomers
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"Health physicists, High-energy astrophysicists, Mathematical physicists
Medical physicists, Molecular physicists, Nuclear physicists
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"Observational astronomers, Optical and radio astronomers
Optical astronomers, Optical physicists, Optical scientists
Particle and nuclear physicists, Particle physicists, Physicists
Planetary astronomers
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"Plasma physicists, Radio astronomers, Research physicists, Rheologists
Solar astronomers, Stellar astronomers, Thermodynamic physicists
Thermodynamics"
Average Annual Salary:
median salary of $77k
Cost of The Degree:
$45k for an academic year
Difficulty in Achieving Degree:
interest in maths, physics and space require. must be good at maths and such
Time for investment Returns:
income disparity in this field is high, if you get good job then you will pay off degree in 3 years