Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Johns Hopkins University

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology, you may want to check out the program at Johns Hopkins University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 28,890 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.

Johns Hopkins Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry
Master’s Degree in Biochemistry

Johns Hopkins Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at Johns Hopkins 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.

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in biochemistry, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biochemistry Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

45% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Johns Hopkins since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Johns Hopkins Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Program

73% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biochemistry master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	68
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

If you plan to be a biochemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Johns Hopkins University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry	63
Molecular Biology	47
Biophysics	38

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 MD, the home state for Johns Hopkins University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Medical Scientists	5,010	$105,780
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Microbiologists	1,820	$107,070
Biochemists and Biophysicists	970	$99,370

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
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