Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236.

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.

Temple Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Temple Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at Temple 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 Temple

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

Temple Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Temple University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry	39
Biophysics	1

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Biological Science Professors	3,250	$94,510
Biochemists and Biophysicists	1,100	$94,860
Biological Scientists	660	$73,550

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.