Career Resources

Endless Possibilities with a
Chemistry Degree

Chemistry majors from Valpo pursue a wide range of career paths—from scientific research and industry to medicine, law, and policy. Our liberal arts foundation empowers students to adapt and excel wherever their passion leads.

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Career Resources

Careers

Chemistry majors can find careers in laboratory settings or put analytical skills to use in a variety of other professions.

Chemistry and research

Academic researcher
Analytical chemist
Environmental scientist
Enzyme production chemist
Forensic criminology chemist
Materials scientist
Medical chemist
Petroleum chemist
Polymer chemist
Product development chemist
Sanitation chemist
Synthetic chemist

Related professions

Technical salesperson
Chemistry professor
Dentist
Doctor
Health policy analyst
High school teacher
Patent attorney
Pharmacist
Production superintendent
Quality control supervisor
Technical writer

Employers

More than 9,000 employers offer career opportunities for students with training in the field of chemistry. Government, industry, schools and universities, and many private institutions, such as museums, have a variety of openings for chemists.

Valpo chemistry graduates have gone on to work for companies such as:

Abbott Laboratories
Bethlehem Steel
Dow Chemical
DuPont
Eli Lilly
Monsanto
NASA
Proctor & Gamble
Standard Oil

Governmental agencies that employ chemists include the EPA, OSHA, and the various national laboratories.

Graduate Schools

Obtaining a Ph.D. in chemistry or biochemistry introduces additional opportunities in basic research and development as well as careers in academia. Our chemistry graduates receive an excellent education here at Valpo and are often able to pursue advanced degrees at prestigious graduate schools, such as:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Wisconsin Madison
Harvard
University of Illinois
University of Michigan
Indiana University

In almost every case, alumni who go to graduate school receive complete financial support in the form of a fellowship or assistantship, including the National Science Foundation and Woodrow Wilson Fellowships.