Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at California State University - Fresno

If you are interested in studying biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Fresno. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 students attend the school each year.

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.

Fresno State Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Fresno State Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at Fresno State 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 Fresno State

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

Fresno State Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Fresno State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 California State University - Fresno with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

If you plan to be a biochemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Fresno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry	18

Related Majors

• Biotechnology
• 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Fresno.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biochemists and Biophysicists	5,160	$101,770
Microbiologists	4,610	$102,340

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.