Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Portland State University

Every biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biochemistry program at Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,211 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University in 2021, 41 of them were biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology majors.

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.

Portland State University Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Portland State University Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biochemistry programs across the country. The following shows how Portland State University performed in these rankings.

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 Portland State University 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
	65

Earnings of Portland State University Biochemistry Graduates

The median salary of biochemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Portland State University is $39,299. This is 29% higher than $30,485, which is the national average for all biochemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Biochemistry Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Portland State University. About 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Portland State University 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
• 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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Medical Scientists	1,720	$90,050
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
Biological Scientists	770	$69,930
Biological Science Professors	470	$96,920
Microbiologists	110	$66,370

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.