Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at San Francisco 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 San Francisco State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 27,349. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from SFSU.

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.

SFSU Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

SFSU Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at SFSU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
	59
Most Focused Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	316

Earnings of SFSU Biochemistry Graduates

The median salary of biochemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFSU is $36,024. This is 18% higher than $30,485, which is the national average for all biochemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Biochemistry Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 San Francisco State University with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	6
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• 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 CA, the home state for San Francisco State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biochemists and Biophysicists	5,160	$101,770
Microbiologists	4,610	$102,340

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 Briantrejo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.