Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Brown University

Every biochemistry, biophysics & 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 biochemistry program at Brown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948.

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.

Brown Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Brown Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at Brown 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.

Biochemistry Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Brown University with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry	29
Biophysics	1

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Biological Science Professors	170	$98,820
Natural Sciences Managers	70	$132,880
Biological Scientists	50	$89,210

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.