Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Indiana University - Northwest

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

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,801. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from IU Northwest.

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.

IU Northwest Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

IU Northwest Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biochemistry programs across the country. The following shows how IU Northwest performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at IU Northwest 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	491
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	532
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	582

Biochemistry Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from IU Northwest. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at IU Northwest since its program graduates 55% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biochemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

IU Northwest also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Biological Science Professors	1,410	$98,590
Biological Scientists	630	$69,180
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 Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.