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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Occidental College

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Occidental College

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

Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 1,839 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.

Oxy Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Oxy Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at Oxy 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.

Biochemistry Student Demographics at Oxy

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

Oxy Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Oxy since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Occidental College with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

The following biochemistry concentations are available at Occidental College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Occidental College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry 14

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 CA, the home state for Occidental College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biochemists and Biophysicists 5,160 $101,770
Microbiologists 4,610 $102,340

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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