Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Illinois Wesleyan University

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

Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington, Illinois and approximately 1,636 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.

Illinois Wesleyan Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Illinois Wesleyan Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at Illinois Wesleyan 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 Illinois Wesleyan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at Illinois Wesleyan University.

Illinois Wesleyan Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois Wesleyan since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at Illinois Wesleyan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Illinois Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry	8

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• General Biology

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 IL, the home state for Illinois Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical Scientists	3,510	$87,660
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Microbiologists	860	$62,830
Biochemists and Biophysicists	690	$111,760

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 Republicofjosh01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.