What are the qualifications to work in research and design of golf equipment, and what is the salary?

If I am in college right now, what degree would I want to get? Also, what jobs would look good to a company hiring for that field? What is the average starting salary in research and design of golf equipment, and what kind of upward movement is there in the way of salary?|||engineering degree. Salary depends on your class rank. Top grads can make $50,000+