What can you do with a major in chemistry?
CHEMISTRY major careers and jobs
Questions about the nature of life and how to preserve it have fascinated people throughout history. Chemistry is a major player in tackling those questions — looking for ways to feed the world's growing population, tapping into new sources of energy, improving health and fighting disease, and protecting the environment. As a chemistry major, the answers you find at the microscopic level will be important at the universal level.
These answers you’ll come to discover as an undergraduate will help you stand out among your peers when it comes time to find a job. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that employment of materials scientists will increase by 12 percent between now and 2018. With the field’s constant technological innovations, the bureau reports that chemists will be in high demand for biotechnology firms because of the focus on research and development.Jobs for Chemistry majors
Jobs are waiting for chemistry grads. That means that you won't need to go to graduate school to secure your future — unless, of course, you want to. So what can you do with a major in chemistry? Marquette grads work as chemistry teachers, chemists, researchers, professors, dentists, doctors and attorneys.
The following are just some of the many employers our chemistry majors work for:
- Abbott Laboratories
- Baxter Health Care
- Marquette University
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Pfizer Inc.
- Purdue University
- S.C. Johnson
- Sigma-Aldrich
- University of Minnesota
- University of Wisconsin Medical School, Graduate and Law School
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What is the major in chemistry?
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