Degree and Career Information
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers programs that meet the needs of students wishing to obtain an undergraduate degree in chemistry or biochemistry
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry - ACS Accredited
- Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
- Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry - General Option
- Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry - Pre-Health/Interdisciplinary Sciences Option
- Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry - Secondary Education Option
- Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry - General Option
- Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry - Pre-Med Option
- Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry - Secondary Education Option
- Bachelor of Innovation in Chemistry
- Chemistry Minor
- Biochemistry Minor
- Master of Sciences in Chemistry or Biochemistry*
- Accelerated BA/BS-MSc Program*
*The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has a limited number of $15,000 annual Graduate Teaching Assistantships available.
Click on the Graduate Students tab for more information.
Career Possibilities:
- Applied Research and Product Development
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Information Management
- Chemical Technology
- Chemistry Professor
- Chemistry and the Law
- Chemistry in the Arts
- Consulting
- Environmental Protection
- Food Chemistry
- Forensic Chemistry
- Formulation Chemistry
- Geochemistry
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Health and Safety
- High School Chemistry Teacher
- Materials Science
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Military Science and Technology
- Nuclear Chemistry
- Oil and Petroleum
- Personal Care Chemistry
- Polymer Chemistry
- 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 Chemistry
(Go to www.acs.org and click on Careers > College to Career > Chemistry Careers)
Colorado Statistics:
- 2016 Annual median salary of Chemists is $74,830; employment is expected to grow 18% by 2024.
- 2016 Annual median salary for Materials Scientists is $119,500; employment is not expected to grow 25% by 2024.
- 2016 Annual median salary for Environmental Scientists is $81,680; employment is expected to grow 28% by 2024.
- 2016 Annual median salary for Forensic Science Technicians is $59,250; employment is expected to grow 17% by 2024.
- 2016 Annual median salary of Biochemists is $72,220; employment is expected to grow 33% by 2024.
- 2016 Annual median salary for Secondary Teachers is $50,790; employment is not expected to grow 17% by 2024.
- 2016 Annual median salary for Physicians is $208,000; employment is expected to grow 25% by 2024.
For More Information
- American Chemical Society – Careers
- ChemIDP – American Chemical Society's Career Planning Tool
- Chemical & Engineering News – Jobs
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – Careers
- American Association for the Advancement of Science – Science Careers
- TalentDesk – Career Finder
- ChemistryJobs
- Biospace
- Career Cornerstone Center
- LearningPath