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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Rochester Institute of Technology

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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Rochester Institute of Technology

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 Rochester Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158. Of the 2,565 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2021, 12 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.

RIT Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

RIT Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

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

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 RIT 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
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools 262

Biochemistry Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biochemistry program at RIT awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at RIT are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 NY, the home state for Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Medical Scientists 9,500 $95,170
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biochemists and Biophysicists 870 $68,990
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

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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