Careers for Biological and Health Science Majors
A graduate with a liberal arts degree in one of our five Biological and Health Science degrees can enter a very wide range of career paths.
Wheaton graduates are well prepared to enter graduate or professional schools or to gain employment in a variety of occupations. The examples shown below represent only a sampling of possibilities depending on the particular interests of the graduate. In the current climate of concern about applications of biotechnology and genetic engineering a background in biological and health science is particularly helpful to those entering the pastorate or law.
- Agronomist
- Autopsy Assistant
- Bioethicist
- Biochemist
- Bioinformatics
- Biology Historian
- Botanist
- Cell Biologist
- Centers for Disease Control
- Coroner
- Cryobiologist
- Cytotechnologist
- Dentist
- Ecologist
- EPA Field Worker
- Epidemiologist
- Forest Preserve Management
- Forensics
- Geneticist
- Genetic Counselor
- Gene Therapy
- Health Care Administrator
- Histologist
- Immunologist
- Marine Biologist
- Master Gardener
- Medical Technologist
- Microbiologist
- Molecular Biologist
- Museum Curator
- Mycologist
- Nurse
- Neurobiologist
- Pathologist
- Physical Therapist
- Physician
- Physiologist
- Paleontologist
- Podiatrist
- Quality Control Specialist
- Research and Development
- Sales Representative
- Science Editor
- Science Writer
- Scientific Illustrator
- Software Developer
- Taxonomist
- Toxicologist
- Teacher
- Technical Consultant
- Veterinarian
- Virologist
- Wildlife Supervisor