Which Master's Degree Should I Choose for Future Impact and Personal Passion?

In summary, the conversation discusses the speaker's concerns about choosing a master's degree program, including their desire to satisfy their interests and make a positive impact on the world. They mention their university's available areas of study, including statistical physics, particles and nuclear physics, astronomy and astrophysics, and nanomaterials and condensed matter physics. The speaker is particularly interested in astrophysics and technology related to energy and nanotechnology, but also wants to gather as much information as possible through their studies. They seek advice on choosing a degree that will provide marketable skills and potential career opportunities.
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Next year I should start my master's degree (if everything goes well this year).

I have my doubts regarding which area to choose. I know most the teachers. I know with which I would like to work. But I don't want that bias compromising my choice.

My university has the following areas for master degrees:
- Statistical Physics
- Particles and Nuclear Physics
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Nanomaterials and Condensed Matter Physics

In terms of satisfying my inner child, I really want astrophysics.
But, I also want to develop new technologies that can make the world a better place. Areas that raise my interest are "free" energy and nanotechnologies that can be used to cure people of certain conditions, for example, inoperable cancers.

My interest in nuclear physics is just a desire to fill my brain with most information possible.

Statistical physics is the one that I am less interested about, but still very.

Any help making a choice?
 
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What's the job market look like for each of these areas? Maybe you should ask the profs what recent grads are doing now. Keep in mind, though, today's job market may not predict how it will be in a couple years.

Or, perhaps a better question is, what marketable skills would each path give you?
 

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