Biophysics at Duke University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172.

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

Duke Biophysics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biophysics

Duke Biophysics Rankings

The biophysics major at Duke is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biophysics. 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.

Biophysics Student Demographics at Duke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biophysics majors at Duke University.

Duke Biophysics Bachelor’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of biophysics bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biophysics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's in biophysics.

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

Careers That Biophysics Grads May Go Into

A degree in biophysics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biochemists and Biophysicists	390	$90,150

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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