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Biochemistry at Southern Virginia University

Biochemistry at Southern Virginia University

What traits are you looking for in a biological chemistry school? To help you decide if Southern Virginia University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological chemistry program.

SVU is located in Buena Vista, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,140.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biochemistry section at the bottom of this page.

SVU Biochemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

SVU Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at SVU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry. 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.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at SVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological chemistry majors at Southern Virginia University.

SVU Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical biological chemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at SVU since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at SVU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Virginia University with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Biological Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological chemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Southern Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Biological Science Professors 1,860 $81,950
Medical Scientists 1,800 $102,310
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360

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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