Is chemistry a good/employable major in 2025

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Jobs are there but not many

Chem has never been "a good major" if you don't wish to pursue a MS/PHD. Sure there are jobs, but they tend to be lower paying and you are doing grunt work for those with a PHD. If you want to do "meaningful work" you need the advanced degree.

BioChem is better but Chem Eng (if you can hack it) is the best.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC is a rising 2nd year ChemE major and currently doing summer research/internship on electrochemical batteries. I’d suggest to major in engineering that has lots of chemistry … material science, ChemE, bioE,

This. That is where bachelors jobs are. Best jobs will still be phD but it is not as needed with Engineering as it is with regular chemistry degree.