Biochemistry at Loyola University Chicago

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 Loyola University Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,893.

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

Loyola Chicago Biochemistry Degrees Available

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

Loyola Chicago Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at Loyola Chicago 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological chemistry, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 Loyola Chicago since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at Loyola Chicago are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological chemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Loyola Chicago Biochemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biological chemistry master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a biological chemistry master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 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 Loyola University Chicago 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Molecular Biology
• Molecular Biochemistry
• 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 IL, the home state for Loyola University Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical Scientists	3,510	$87,660
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Biochemists and Biophysicists	690	$111,760

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.