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Forensic Science - BS

Forensic Science - BS

Take a lead role in crime scene investigation or laboratory analysis.

WHY STUDY FORENSIC SCIENCE?

You could use your education to work in the growing field of forensic science: The number of forensic science technicians needed is expected to grow 13% by 2032. That job pays well, too, with a median salary of $63,740 in 2022. But you could also take advantage of forensic science’s unique blend of scientific knowledge and practiced problem-solving to attend medical or law school or become an investigator, analyst, intelligence officer or detective.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

Don’t just listen to the true crime podcasts and watch true crime documentaries – try your own hand at forensic chemistry, DNA analysis and forensic toxicology in our forensic laboratories. In our CSI House, you’ll put your forensic science studies to work collecting evidence, investigating crimes and profiling criminals. You will use our advanced gas chromatography-mass spectrometer to find traces of drugs, poison, explosives and more, and conduct an autopsy on a pioneering virtual dissection table, where you can analyze injuries.

Student looking at fingerprints

WHAT CAN I DO WITH A DEGREE IN FORENSIC SCIENCE?

You’ll be prepared to work as a forensic scientist in industry and government labs as well as forensic science labs.

Job titles:

  • Arson investigator
  • Bloodstain pattern analyst
  • Computer forensics examiner
  • Crime lab technician
  • Crime scene investigator
  • DNA analyst
  • Forensic accountant
  • Intelligence officer/analyst
  • Serologist
  • Toxicology medical technician

Employers:

  • State/federal government
  • Police departments
  • Morgues
  • Crime labs
  • Coroners’ offices
  • Law offices
  • Pharmaceutical industries
  • Hospitals
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Campus adds 10 new faculty members

New professors’ expertise includes engineering and chemistry

Choo takes over leadership of growing forensic science program

New spectrometers will allow students to analyze trace amounts of substances

Students solve crime and investigate science

CSI camp tackles projectiles, blood spatter, DNA traces and more