Recent Graduate Placement

Employment

Looking for a job after graduation? Graduates of the UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry program are employed in numerous careers, with companies including:

• Cargill Acidulants (Iowa)
• Fairview Pharmacy (Minnesota)
• English Instructor (Germany)
• Mayo Clinic (Minnesota)
• Medtox (Minnesota)
• Nalco Chemical Co. (Wisconsin)
• Osceola High School (Wisconsin)
• Sanofi-Aventis (Minnesota)
• Sigma Aldrich (Wisconsin)
• 3M (Minnesota)
• Roche Pharmaceutical (Wisconsin)

Graduate School

Do you plan to pursue a masters or doctoral degree? Many UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry graduates continue on to graduate school. Some of our recent graduates are continuing their education in the following graduate programs:

• Baylor College of Medicine (Biosciences)
• University of British Columbia (Chemistry/Bioinorganic Research)
• University of Colorado (Biochemistry)
• Cornell University (Chemistry and Biological Chemistry)
• University of Minnesota Duluth (Chemistry, Teaching Physical Sciences)
• University of Minnesota Twin Cities (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biological Chemistry, Education-Chemistry Emphasis, Food Science-Food Chemistry, Plant Biological Sciences)
• Oregon Health Sciences Center (Microbiology)
• University of Pennsylvania (Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics)
• University of Southern California (Chemistry)
• University of Wisconsin (Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences)
• Stanford University (Chemistry)

Professional School

A degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is excellent preparation for those planning to attend a professional school. Recent graduates are continuing their education in the following professional programs:

• College of St. Scholastica (Nursing)
• Des Moines University (Osteopathic Medicine)
• Hamline Law School
• Mayo School of Health Sciences (Clinical Laboratory Sciences)
• Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ (Pharmacy)
• Northwestern Health Sciences University (Chiropractic)
• University of Minnesota (Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy)
• University of Wisconsin (Medicine, Genetic Counseling)

Other

• Peace Corps, Ghana