Chemistry

What can you do with a Chemistry degree?

A bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Clarkson can lead to careers that span the full range of the chemical sciences and beyond, especially when combined with another discipline offered at the University.

Chemistry + Materials/Nanoscience
researchers, specialists and consultants in areas like forensics, product development (cosmetics, textiles, water, oil, paint, pigments, petroleum, polymers and plastics, semiconductors), drug development/pharmaceuticals, and nanochemistry

Chemistry + Environmental Science
researchers, specialists and consultants in environmental protection, waste management, toxicology, agriculture and food chemistry 

Chemistry + Business or Communications
chemical/biochemical businesses managers, laboratory managers, quality assurance and quality control specialists, legal professionals (regulatory affairs, science policy), technical sales reps and marketers, science writers and journalists, process managers, consultants, chemical information managers, public information and outreach coordinators

Chemistry + Health Sciences
pharmaceutical researchers and developers, medical practitioners (medical doctors, dentists, veterinarians, pharmacists, etc.), healthcare industry employees, medicinal chemists, and public health workers

Chemistry + Pre-Teaching 
K-12 chemistry teachers, college faculty professors/researchers

Employers and Graduate Schools

Strong Salaries & Employer Networks
Faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, have created a network over 380 partners in industry, government and research organizations to recruit our talented graduates. In recent years, Clarkson chemistry majors have been recruited to work at companies such as

• Biogen
• DEKA Research and Development
• Ethera Biotech
• Epic
• flyADVANCED
• Ichor Therapeutics
• Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
• Mylan
• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
• ThermoFisher Scientific
• Unither Pharmaceuticals 

Attending Top Graduate Programs
Our graduates have gone on to a wide range of graduate programs, from a business-oriented MBA programs, to science- or environmental-oriented MS and/or PhD programs, to MD and similar healthcare programs. Clarkson offers a Master of Arts in Teaching program, several MS and PhD programs in the sciences and environmental sciences (including Chemistry), a range of MBA programs and three healthcare programs - Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant Studies. Chemistry graduates have also pursued graduate diplomas at other universities, like Boston University, Cornell University, Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic, SUNY Upstate Medical University, The Ohio State University and University Of New Haven.

Applicants for admission who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents (green card holders) are likely to need to secure a student visa. (Students on certain visas may not require a student visa; please refer to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program document Who Can Study?)

For issuance of an I-20, students must show proof of financial support. There are two ways to show proof of finances:

1. Complete and return the Certificate of Finance Form included in our application packet or downloadable from our Web site. On this form you will need to show specific amounts of support and the sources of the support. You will also need to include the signatures of any sponsors or your parents, in addition to a signature from a bank official; or
2. Provide a certified letter from your sponsor indicating the amount of support available for each year along with a supporting letter from a bank official.