Molecular Biochemistry at University of California - Los Angeles

Every molecular biochemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the molecular biochemistry program at University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Molecular Biochemistry section at the bottom of this page.

UCLA Molecular Biochemistry Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Molecular Biochemistry

UCLA Molecular Biochemistry Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in molecular biochemistry, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Molecular Biochemistry Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Molecular Biochemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of molecular biochemistry master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in molecular biochemistry each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the molecular biochemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 19% better 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 master's in molecular biochemistry.

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

Related Majors

• Molecular Biology
• Biophysics
• Biochemistry

Careers That Molecular Biochemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in molecular 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 - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Biochemists and Biophysicists	5,160	$101,770

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.