Education & Training
Chemistry
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Blockchain Engineers Bachelor's degree
- Business Intelligence Analysts Bachelor's degree
- Chemical Technicians Certificate or apprenticeship
- Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Chemists Bachelor's degree
- Clinical Data Managers Bachelor's degree
- Clinical Research Coordinators Bachelor's degree
- Computer and Information Research Scientists Master's degree
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Associate degree
- Data Scientists Bachelor's degree
- Digital Forensics Analysts Bachelor's degree
- Document Management Specialists Bachelor's degree
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Bachelor's degree
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health Bachelor's degree
- Food Science Technicians Associate degree
- Forensic Science Technicians Certificate or apprenticeship
- Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians Bachelor's degree
- Information Security Engineers Bachelor's degree
- Information Technology Project Managers Bachelor's degree
- Natural Sciences Managers Master's degree
- Penetration Testers Bachelor's degree
- Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Bachelor's degree
- Web Administrators Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | — | $42,544 | — | 40 |
| Associate degree | — | $60,787 | $16,750 | 254 |
| Bachelor's degree | $48,530 | $66,077 | $19,800 | 1,173 |
| Master's degree | $69,674 | $95,163 | $34,918 | 334 |
| Doctoral degree | $98,523 | $116,122 | — | 214 |
| Professional degree | — | — | — | 2 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.