Biochemistry at Kansas State University

What traits are you looking for in a biological chemistry school? To help you decide if Kansas State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological chemistry program.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biochemistry section at the bottom of this page.

K -State Biochemistry Degrees Available

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

K -State Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at K -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 K -State

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

K -State Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% 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 K -State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

K -State 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.

Of the students who received a biological chemistry master's degree from K -State, 100% 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 Kansas 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Medical Scientists	560	$81,190
Biological Science Professors	370	$69,310
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$127,440

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 Kzollman under License

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