Molecular Biology at Brigham Young University - Provo

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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.

BYU Molecular Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology

BYU Molecular Biology Rankings

The molecular biology major at BYU 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 BYU

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

BYU Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

39% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of molecular biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical molecular biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at BYU since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in molecular biology at BYU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Medical Scientists	890	$76,620
Biological Science Professors	550	$117,940
Biological Scientists	270	$74,290

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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