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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of California - Irvine

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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from UC Irvine.

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.

UC Irvine Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at UC Irvine 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, 6 students received their master’s degree in biochemistry from UC Irvine. This makes it the #39 most popular school for biochemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in biochemistry, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biochemistry Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 26 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biochemistry from UC Irvine in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Irvine since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UC Irvine Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Program

83% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of biochemistry master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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In the biochemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 14 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biochemists and Biophysicists 5,160 $101,770
Microbiologists 4,610 $102,340

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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