Biochemistry at Iowa State University

Every biochemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological chemistry program at Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 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.

Iowa State Biochemistry Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at Iowa State 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological chemistry, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% 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 Iowa State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Iowa State Biochemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological chemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in biological chemistry each year. Iowa State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological chemistry master's degree from Iowa State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Biophysics

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Medical Scientists	870	$67,730
Biological Science Professors	730	$101,810
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Biochemists and Biophysicists	70	$63,890

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 Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.