Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161.

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 Santa Cruz Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

UC Santa Cruz Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at UC Santa Cruz 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.

Biochemistry Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	16
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

The following biochemistry concentations are available at University of California - Santa Cruz. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Cruz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Molecular Biochemistry	70

Related Majors

• Biotechnology
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Cruz.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Satyriconi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.