Career Planning
Salaries of chemists advanced significantly in
2001 for all professional levels. For 2001, median salaries for chemistry
professionals were reported as $55,000 (B.S.), $65,000 (M.S.), and $82,200
(Ph.D.). Source: Chemical and Engineering News, November
12, 2001.
Michigan Tech. chemists are involved in research in prestigious labs
and corporations around the state and nation. Recent M.S. and Ph.D.
chemistry graduates are employed at highly respected institutions such as
Merck Pharmaceuticals, Kimberly Clark Corporation, and Dow Corning, just
to name a few, or have gone on for further graduate education or post-doc
positions at the Argonne National Labaratory, Harvard, the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, and Virginia Tech.
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