Chemistry - General, B.S. at Florida Institute of Technology

If you want to explore the mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease, aid in the development of life-sustaining pharmaceuticals, or discover new applications of nanotechnology, a chemistry degree offers the knowledge and experience you need.

While there are chemistry degree choices that allow you to specialize your knowledge and career path such as biochemistry or premedical chemistry, a chemistry degree also offers you a wide range of career options and earnings potential. Your career choices include jobs in materials science, research and development, forensics, consumer products, government policy, or food chemistry. Because chemistry is such a versatile science, it is easy to find interesting career opportunities in any industrial, educational, scientific, or government field.

Because chemistry is so fundamental to our world, it is often referred to as the central science that joins together physics and mathematics, biology and medicine, earth sciences and the environment. Students with a BS in chemistry are well prepared to be part of a career field that never seems to lack job opportunity.