Biochemistry at University of California - Los Angeles

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year.

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

UCLA Biochemistry Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

UCLA Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at UCLA 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 UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological chemistry majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological chemistry 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	90
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	38
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biochemists and Biophysicists	5,160	$101,770
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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
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