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Biochemistry at Purdue University - Main Campus

Biochemistry at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying biochemistry, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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

Purdue Biochemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

Purdue Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry. 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological chemistry, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological chemistry majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Purdue Biochemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of biological chemistry master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in biological chemistry.

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

Careers That Biological Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological chemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers 1,720 $65,270
Biological Science Professors 1,410 $98,590
Biochemists and Biophysicists 300 $107,040

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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