The Biochemistry Major at California State University - San Marcos

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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at California State University - San Marcos

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biochemistry school? To help you decide if California State University - San Marcos is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biochemistry program.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 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.

CSUSM Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

CSUSM Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at CSUSM 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 CSUSM

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

CSUSM Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUSM since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - San Marcos. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry	37

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 - San Marcos.

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
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