Career Opportunities

Graduates from North Central College who majored in chemistry or biochemistry have gone on to both graduate and professional schools or directly entered the workforce. Below is a sampling of career paths of recent chemistry majors.

• Graduate School
• Professional School
• Employment

Graduate Schools

Thinking about graduate school? The online resource Planning for Graduate Work in Chemistry will guide you through the process. It provides advice from the American Chemical Society on how to prepare for successful work in graduate school, how and when to apply for admission, and what to expect once enrolled in graduate school.

Another valuable resource is DGRweb which is the searchable online database of the ACS Directory of Graduate Research. This tool lists over 665 academic departments, 10,858 faculty members, and 88,983 publication citations. DGRweb allows students to further explore the research interests of faculty members and gather other helpful information about departments.

The following is a list of schools with the corresponding area of study where recent chemistry or biochemistry majors have been accepted to pursue graduate work

• University of Illinois (Biochemistry, Materials, Organic Chemistry)
• Northwestern University (Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry)
• Purdue University (Analytical Chemistry)
• Yale University (Physical Chemistry)
• University of Minnesota (Material Science)
• Montana State University (Organic Chemistry)
• Loyola University (Biochemistry, Immunology, Pharmacology)
• Iowa State University (Organic Chemistry)
• Northern Illinois University (Analytical Chemistry)
• Southern Illinois University (Organic Chemistry)
• Mankato State University (Education)
• University of Cincinnati (Analytical Chemistry)
• University of Iowa (Organic Chemistry)
• University of Nevada, Reno (Organic Chemistry)
• Ohio University (Analytical Chemistry)

Professional Schools

The following medical schools have accepted recent chemistry and biochemistry majors into their programs.

• University of Illinois
• University of Illinois, Chicago
• Rush University
• Loyola University
• University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

• University of Illinois College of Engineering
• University of Minnesota, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
• Washington University College of Engineering

Employment

Some of the companies which have hired recent chemistry and biochemistry majors are listed below.

• Medichem Research, Lemont, IL (Chemist)
• ChemCentral, Bedford Park, IL (Chemical Sales Representative)
• Midwest Laboratory Services (Marketing Representative)
• Northern Illinois Gas (Information Center Advisor)
• Aurora Sanitary District (Laboratory Assistant)
• Naperville Central High School (Chemistry Teacher)

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This webpage was last updated on November 6, 2006
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