Forensic Science, MS at Pace University

Is it your destiny to solve crimes? Our MS in Forensic Science will prepare you for a job in one of the country's fastest-growing fields. The program's science-based curriculum will give you with the education and professional experience you'll need to play a key part in today's criminal justice system and have a bright future in forensic science.

• Pace University's forensic chemistry and biology facilities are fully equipped, including a new state-of-the-art DNA sequencing facility and specialised laboratories with virtual crime scene reconstruction software and forensic microscopy.
• Our teaching members have full-time affiliations with the major forensic laboratories of local and federal law enforcement organisations, which makes our curriculum really unique.
• We connect students to a variety of job possibilities in labs with the New York Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Office of the Medical Examiner of New York City.

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On Pace's New York City campus, our 40-credit science-based Forensic Science degree can be completed in two years of full-time study. Successful candidates have majored in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, forensic science, or a pre-medical platform as an undergraduate. The curriculum prepares students for immediate work in forensic labs and connects them to a variety of job options.

ADD OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES

Our programme allows students to intern with investigative teams in New York City at major crime labs, and after completing programme requirements, students will be able to begin working in a forensic laboratory or apply for admission to medical or dental schools or pursue advanced graduate studies in forensic science, biology, or chemistry. Drug analysis, arson accelerant identification, genetic sequencing, and proteomics are all areas where students can do research.

CHOOSE YOUR CAREER

New York City alone has a plethora of forensic laboratories, providing several career prospects.

CAREER OPTIONS

• The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Northeast Regional Laboratory, which employs forensic chemists specializing in the identification of drugs.
• The New York City Police Department (NYPD) forensic laboratory, which employs criminalists for drug identification, fingerprints, arson, and trace evidence.
• The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), which is the largest DNA lab in the country and employs criminalists in its toxicology laboratory and forensic biology laboratory.

Our alumni also work at governmental forensic laboratories in other jurisdictions, private forensic laboratories and major pharmaceutical companies.