Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Southern Methodist University

If you plan to study biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, take a look at what Southern Methodist University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373. Of the 2,105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University in 2021, 15 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.

SMU Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

SMU Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at SMU 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 Focused Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	452

Biochemistry Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from SMU. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• 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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260
Biological Science Professors	4,470	$99,940
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900
Biochemists and Biophysicists	1,380	$88,680

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.