Career Opportunities
A degree in forensic science prepares students for careers in public and private forensic laboratories, private analytical laboratories, medical/diagnostic laboratories, or for advanced graduate studies in a natural science, biomedical sciences or forensic science program.
Bachelor's or Master's Level Job Titles
- Biologist
- Chemist
- Clinical or medical laboratory scientist
- Crime scene investigator
- Drug chemist
- Firearm and tool mark examiner
- Forensic chemist
- Forensic DNA analyst
- Forensic science technician
- Forensic scientist/criminalist
- Forensic toxicologist
- Latent fingerprint examiner
- Trace evidence examiner
Advanced Level Job Titles
- Attorney
- Health sciences professions
- Medical doctor/forensic pathologist
- Research scientist
Professional Associations and Resources
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- American Board of Criminalists
- American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
- American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners
- Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners
- International Association for Identification
- Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists
- Society of Forensic Toxicologists
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