The B.S. degree also prepares students for advanced degree programs in chemistry, medicine, business, and law. Other Career Possibilities with a Bachelor's Degree Teaching in junior and senior high school. In addition, advanced degrees in chemistry will prepare students for academic careers in colleges and universities. Combining a degree in chemistry with one in another field, such as law, enhances career possibilities to include patent law, medical research, environmental science, and chemical engineering. The current job market for B.S. chemists in industry is fairly stable.
Salaries tend to be better for chemists working in industry than in academia or government.
Placement Statistics for IU Graduates with this Major About 25 percent of IU B.S. degree graduates plan to enter the job market directly. About 50 percent continue their studies in M.S. or Ph.D. programs. The remainder of the students pursue professional degrees in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, optometry, or physician assistant programs. Also essential to success in science are written and oral communications skills. In most cases, students who enroll in our honors course in chemistry have had two years of high school chemistry.