Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Union University

If you are interested in studying biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, you may want to check out the program at Union University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and approximately 3,071 students attend the school each year. Of the 523 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Union University in 2021, 7 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.

Union Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Union Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at Union 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 Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	354

Biochemistry Student Demographics at Union

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

Union Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Union in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Union since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at Union 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 Union University with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Zoology
• 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 TN, the home state for Union University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Medical Scientists	1,370	$81,390
Biological Science Professors	890	$89,030
Biochemists and Biophysicists	670	$95,440
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Biological Scientists	370	$67,690

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.