Biochemistry at Boston College

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 students attend the school each year.

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

Boston College Biochemistry Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

Boston College Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry. 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.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological chemistry majors at Boston College.

Boston College Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical biological chemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Boston College since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Careers That Biological Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological chemistry 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 Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biochemists and Biophysicists	4,650	$104,650
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
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