The Chemistry program is certified by the American Chemical Society, demonstrating that you will have been thoroughly prepared for graduate school, or for entering the work force directly as a chemist in industrial, government or university laboratories.

Job opportunities encompass a wide range of activities and institutions. Private industry offers the largest number of positions for chemists, with additional opportunities in federal, state and local government laboratories, research institutes, hospitals, and analytical laboratories.

The variety of jobs includes laboratory work, sales, technical service, and administration in the areas of product development, research and production. Your Chemistry degree is also a valuable background for pursuing graduate work in medicine, dentistry, or veterinary work as well as in chemistry, biochemistry, or molecular biology.

Recent Ramapo Chemistry graduates have been accepted into the Ph. D. chemistry programs at Purdue University, Rutgers University, Penn State University, Columbia University, New York University, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Vanderbilt University.

Sample Job Titles and National Salary Ranges

* Sources of Information: United States Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020). For more information about careers and assistance in making your career plans, please contact Career Services (cahill@ramapo.edu) or visit www.ramapo.edu/careercenter/.

Ramapo has brand new laboratories for chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and physics. You’ll have the opportunity to do research with faculty in the Research Honors Program. Chemistry students are able to conduct research with a faculty member in specializations such as surface chemistry, organometallic chemistry, biochemistry, peptide chemistry, analytical chemistry, and environmental chemistry. Computer labs are available to you to supplement what you’ve learned in lectures and laboratories.

Chemistry majors can take part in Ramapo’s cooperative education program to gain industrial work experience at local facilities such as Avon Products, Inc., NJ State Police Office of Forensic Sciences, Bergen County Vo-Tech Schools, Nathan Kline Institute, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.

Junior and senior chemistry students can participate in the teaching assistantship program where they can help students learn laboratory skills and methods.