“I am pursuing an honors degree in chemistry with a pre-med emphasis. After graduation, I hope to go to medical school and become a pediatrician. I enjoy volunteering at a free clinic and working with kids. I am in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Dean’s Circle.”
Career Paths and Salaries
Don’t limit yourself to one career field! Wright State University’s undergraduate and graduate programs in chemistry give you options. You can prepare for further graduate work. If you want to enter the workforce immediately upon graduating you will have the tools that provide you with employment options.
Annual Salaries of Chemists
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Success Stories
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 Kara Geremia recently completed her master’s degree in computational chemistry from Wright State. She describes computational chemistry as using computers to solve chemical problems that cannot be computed by hand, then shaping a hypothesis based on the solutions. “I am a non-traditional student who decided I wanted to pursue a career path in chemistry. Ever since I got my first microscope at age 7, I knew I wanted to be a scientist.” |
The careers we prepare you for are growing. And we'll help you get there. You can talk to a dedicated career advisor in Career Services. They can also help place you in internships, and almost all of our students placed in internships are hired by the company as full-time employees—sometimes before graduating.
- Set up a meeting with your college career consultant.
- Career Services offers resources to help you find a job in Handshake, apply for jobs, get ready for an interview, and more.
Career Paths
- Research and development
- Quality control/regulatory
- Chemical health and safety
- Human resources and management
- Sales/marketing
- Manufacturing
- Environmental monitoring
- Forensic chemistry
- Education
- Technical writing and communication
