Forensic Science: A World of Career Opportunities

The forensic science degree from EKU is a very versatile and marketable degree. Graduates have analytical chemistry skills used in a variety of industrial and academic settings.

Forensic science labs and law enforcement:

  • Drugs, toxicology, firearms, trace, DNA, questioned documents, latent prints etc.
  • Local and state law enforcement
  • Federal agencies, including ATF, DEA, and FBI

The chemistry skills you gain in the program can also take you down a number of other career paths. Chemists are employed in many different kinds of industries. Many of our graduates also enroll in graduate or professional schools in:

  • Chemistry
  • Toxicology
  • Molecular biology
  • Various medical fields including medical doctor, dentist, pathologist assistant, pharmacist, etc.

Chemist career opportunities include:

  • Applied Research and Product Development
  • Biotechnology Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Information Management Specialist
  • Chemical Technology Chemistry Professor
  • Chemistry and the Law
  • Chemistry in the Arts
  • Consulting
  • Crystallography
  • Environmental Protection
  • Food Chemistry
  • Forensic Chemistry
  • Formulation Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Hazardous Waste Management
  • Health and Safety
  • High School Chemistry Teacher
  • Human Resources
  • Industrial Management
  • Materials Science
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Military Science and Technology
  • Nuclear Chemistry
  • Oil and Petroleum
  • Personal Care Chemistry
  • Polymer
  • Process Chemistry
  • Project Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality Control
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Science Policy
  • Social Impact/Activism
  • Technical Communication
  • Technical Sales and Marketing
  • Technical Support
  • Textile Chemistry
  • Water Chemists

For more information, visit the American Chemical Society’s College to Career page.


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