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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of California - San Diego

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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. Of the 9,086 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - San Diego in 2021, 347 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.

UCSD Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

UCSD Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at UCSD 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 135
Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools 208

Earnings of UCSD Biochemistry Graduates

The median salary of biochemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $33,915. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $30,485 for all biochemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biochemistry Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The biochemistry program at UCSD awarded 347 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 166
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 55
White 66
International Students 38
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 0 student 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 - San Diego.

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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