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Molecular Biology at Boston University

Molecular Biology at Boston University

Every molecular biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the molecular biology program at Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

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

Boston U Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology

Boston U Molecular Biology Rankings

The molecular biology major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Molecular Biology Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the molecular biology majors at Boston University.

Boston U Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of molecular biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its molecular biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 19
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Careers That Molecular Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in molecular biology 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 University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Medical Scientists 13,430 $92,980
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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