Biochemistry at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 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.

IU Bloomington Biochemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

IU Bloomington Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at IU Bloomington is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry. 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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological chemistry, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological chemistry majors at Indiana University - Bloomington.

IU Bloomington Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical biological chemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at IU Bloomington since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

IU Bloomington Biochemistry Master’s Program

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Structural Biology
• Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Biological Science Professors	1,410	$98,590
Biochemists and Biophysicists	300	$107,040

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.