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

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 Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 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.

Columbia Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Columbia Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry	11
Biophysics	1

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Genetics
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Biotechnology

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

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