Chemistry Chemists and materials scientists study substances at the atomic and molecular levels and analyze the ways in which the substances interact with one another. Description Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Sample Companies that have Hired WPI Chemistry Graduates TechnipFMC U.S. DOT WPI Sample Graduate Schools MCPHS Northeastern University University of Missouri University of North Carolina Weill Cornell Medicine Average Starting Salary: $40,000 (2015) Learn more about Chemistry at WPI. Sample Job Titles: Manufacturing Engineer 1 OSTA Fellow Sample Major Qualifying Projects: Light Activation of Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous Metabolism Design of a Standardized Brewery, Evaluating Sunscreen Actives and their Derivatives as Potential Sensitizers in DSSC IQGAP1 Scaffolds EGFR Interactions with Downstream Kinases More Projects Related Degrees Bachelor Master PhD Minor