Careers
Find the Career of your Dreams with a Foundation in Chemistry
Government agencies predict that there will be severe shortages of scientists in the very near future. Thus, students now entering chemistry programs should expect to find an extremely good job market upon graduation. If you choose to major in chemistry, you will have a strong educational foundation for:
- A career in the chemical or related industries
- Teaching high-school chemistry
- Entry into graduate school
- Transfer to a medical or dental school,
- Entry into the many environmental fields which are increasingly important, or
- Employment in the myriad of industries which depend on chemists for their continued success. Among these are careers as diverse as biotechnology, agricultural chemistry, environmental chemistry, geochemistry, food and flavor chemistry, and materials science.
What can I do with a degree in Chemistry?
What about FHSU chemistry graduates?
Typically, about two-thirds of FHSU alumni who graduate with a degree in chemistry go into health-related professions, primarily medicine and pharmacy. About one-third enter the workforce immediately, some as teachers and others as chemists. Recent alumni work for the following organizations:
- Hays Medical Center
- Fuller Brush Company
- Kansas Bureau of Investigation
- Hospira
- Quintile Pharmaceuticals
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- KU School of Medicine
Still not sure what to do with an undergraduate degree in chemistry? Check out the American Chemical Society Web site for a large number of career options for graduates with a strong background in chemistry or visit FHSU's Academic Advising and Career Exploration Center for additional career counseling. Feel free to contact the Department of Chemistry to speak with a faculty advisor.
The world is at your fingertips. Are you ready?