Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Marquette University

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

Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 11,550 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Marquette.

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.

Marquette Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Marquette Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biochemistry progam at Marquette compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at Marquette 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
Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	259
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	288

Biochemistry Student Demographics at Marquette

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

Marquette Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

The biochemistry program at Marquette awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Marquette since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at Marquette 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 Marquette University with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• 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 WI, the home state for Marquette University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Medical Scientists	1,470	$72,270
Biological Science Professors	990	$81,620
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Biological Scientists	540	$73,520
Biochemists and Biophysicists	410	$82,170

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 scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.