Graduate Program

The Master of Science in Chemistry provides students with a variety of support in order to conduct research in their areas of interest that will further their career plans in chemistry and related fields. Students accepted into the MS program are eligible for financial assistance, primarily in the form of teaching assistantships.

Assistantships include approximately $17,000 salary for the academic year plus tuition. Tuition is paid in full, up to 14 credits per semester. Health insurance is available at reasonable rates to the graduate assistant and dependents. Additional summer support is generally available to students working on their thesis research during the summer months.

Students select a research advisor during their first semesters of residence. Because of the low ratio of graduate students to faculty, students generally have no difficulty identifying an advisor who can provide appropriate guidance in planning their coursework and thesis research.

After selecting an advisor, each student is assigned a desk and bench space in the advisor's laboratory. Students have access to research facilities, both in and outside the department. Funds to purchase supplies and for related expenses are provided through various research grants

There are typically 25 to 30 students in residence. Our MS students tend to be split between those that go directly into industry jobs and those that go on to more education after they finish. More education tends to mostly be PhD programs (examples include Cornell, Purdue, U Florida, U South Carolina, Johns Hopkins, UC Davis, UW Madison) though we do have some students that move on to MD, MD/PhD, or Pharmacy programs. Industry jobs include both public sector (laboratory technicians at places like EPA, Natural Resources Research Institute, and county and state labs) and private sector (3M, Agilent, various instrument sales companies).

Please see our Application Instructions & Admissions Requirement page.

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