Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Seattle University

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 Seattle University stacks up to those at other schools.

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 7,050 students attend the school each year.

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.

Seattle U Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Seattle U Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at Seattle U 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 Seattle U

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

Seattle U Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Seattle U since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Seattle University with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Seattle University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry	9

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• 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 WA, the home state for Seattle University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical Scientists	5,570	$90,290
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990
Microbiologists	380	$74,660

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.