Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Amherst College

If you are interested in studying biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, you may want to check out the program at Amherst College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Amherst.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Amherst Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Amherst Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biochemistry progam at Amherst compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	80
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	222
	299
	312
Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	335
Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	375

Biochemistry Student Demographics at Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at Amherst College.

Amherst Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology from Amherst in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biochemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Amherst also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• General Biology

Careers That Biochemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biochemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Amherst College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biochemists and Biophysicists	4,650	$104,650
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.