Molecular Biology at Princeton University

If you are interested in studying molecular biology, you may want to check out the program at Princeton University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853.

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

Princeton Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology
• Master’s Degree in Molecular Biology

Princeton Molecular Biology Rankings

The molecular biology major at Princeton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in molecular biology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Molecular Biology Student Demographics at Princeton

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the molecular biology majors at Princeton University.

Princeton Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of molecular biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical molecular biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its molecular biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's in molecular biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Princeton Molecular Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of molecular biology master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in molecular biology each year. Princeton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Princeton University with a master's in molecular biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

Careers That Molecular Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in molecular biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Medical Scientists	2,960	$145,300
Biological Science Professors	1,540	$104,140
Biological Scientists	370	$76,330

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.