Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Oberlin College

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

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and approximately 2,658 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 biochemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from Oberlin.

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.

Oberlin Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Oberlin Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at Oberlin 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 Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
	170
	176
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	242
Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345
Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	385

Biochemistry Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Oberlin since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oberlin College with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• 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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Medical Scientists	3,430	$79,020
Biological Science Professors	1,850	$95,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Biological Scientists	780	$67,780
Microbiologists	500	$68,970

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 Matthew Trump under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.