Where do our Chemistry majors go after graduation?

About half of the Chemsitry majors go on to graduate school after graduating from Pitt-Johnstown. Here is a list of schools that have accepted recent Pitt-Johnstown graduates.

Those students who do not choose to attend graduate school have been successful in securing jobs in industry, govenrment and the service sector. Many of the graduates who earn advanced degrees go on to work in industry. To learn more about companies employing recent graduates select this link.

Students who select the Secondary Education- Chemistry option have been very successful in securing jobs teaching high school chemistry.  Often it is a high school chemistry who inspires a student to study chemistry and our alumni encourage their students to consider Pitt-Johnstown to study chemistry. To learn more about the school districts where Pitt-Johnstown gradautes are teaching high school chemisry select this link.

Our graduates also choose careers in academia. These institutions range from community colleges, comprehensive four-year institutions, small liberal arts colleges and major research univerisities. Follow this link to learn more.

Many students choose chemistry or biochemistry as a route to medical school and other professional programs in the health scienes. Follow this link for a list of schools attended by our graduates.

The web sites of the American Chemical Society and the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology provide a wealth of information on career opportunities in Chemistry and Biochemistry.