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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Illinois Wesleyan University

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Illinois Wesleyan.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the biochemistry progam at Illinois Wesleyan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools 90
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 331

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

38% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biochemistry program at Illinois Wesleyan awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois Wesleyan since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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About 63% 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.

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

Illinois Wesleyan 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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