Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Every biochemistry, biophysics & 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Rutgers New Brunswick Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Rutgers New Brunswick since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

If you plan to be a biochemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Molecular Biology	19
Biochemistry	18
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	1

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Zoology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Pharmacology & Toxicology

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Biochemists and Biophysicists	6,350	$145,180
Medical Scientists	2,960	$145,300
Biological Science Professors	1,540	$104,140
Microbiologists	550	$81,720
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 Zampromote under License

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