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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Stony Brook University

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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook University stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782. Of the 5,185 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University in 2021, 111 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.

SUNY Stony Brook Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Biochemistry
  • Doctorate Degree in Biochemistry

SUNY Stony Brook Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at SUNY Stony Brook 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.

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in biochemistry from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #17 most popular school for biochemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in biochemistry, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of SUNY Stony Brook Biochemistry Graduates

The median salary of biochemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Stony Brook is $27,606. This is less than $30,485, which is the national average of all biochemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Biochemistry Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biochemistry program at SUNY Stony Brook awarded 111 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 51% of these degrees went to men with the other 49% going to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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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 Stony Brook University with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 47
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 26
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

SUNY Stony Brook Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Program

75% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 biochemistry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Stony Brook, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a master's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NY, the home state for Stony Brook University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Medical Scientists 9,500 $95,170
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biochemists and Biophysicists 870 $68,990
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

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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