Biochemistry at Hunter College

If you plan to study biochemistry, take a look at what Hunter College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biochemistry section at the bottom of this page.

Hunter Biochemistry Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

Hunter Biochemistry Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological chemistry, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at Hunter

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological chemistry majors at Hunter College.

Hunter Biochemistry Master’s Program

50% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in biological chemistry each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the biological chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a master's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Biological Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological chemistry 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 Hunter College.

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

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
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