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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a biochemistry school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biochemistry program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 biochemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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.

Columbia Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Columbia Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biochemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at Columbia 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 243

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in biochemistry from Columbia. This is the #114 most popular school for biochemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biochemistry Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 biochemistry majors earned their bachelor's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Medical Scientists 9,500 $95,170
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biochemists and Biophysicists 870 $68,990
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

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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