<p>I’ve been looking around, I am considering getting an undergrad degree in physics and go to graduate school for astronomy for a PhD. This really interests me. Is the market for PhD astronomers decent?</p>
<p>As I’ve said - nearly all the science disciplines interest me. I would be very happy teaching / doing research about them at a professional level one day. (Just saying this so I don’t get the “do what you love” comment). I have been reading science PhDs are having trouble finding jobs in the current market. How much worse/better would it be get to have a PhD in chemistry as opposed to astronomy/physics or molecular biology or something? To be honest though, I don’t mind if I get a less-than great salary. One of my engineering school considerations say their chemical engineering grads get about 60k as a starting salary. That’s fine for me, and even if I go to get a PhD I don’t mind getting that, so long I’m doing what I love to do.</p>
<p>Although I have decided, If I really want to do this, I would just tag it onto the end of my bachelors. Someone said earlier at least for the time you’re in school you are practicing something you love.</p>