Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

If you are interested in studying biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,380 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from UCCS.

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.

UCCS Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

UCCS Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biochemistry programs across the country. The following shows how UCCS performed in these rankings.

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 UCCS 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
Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	190
Most Focused Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	296

Biochemistry Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biochemistry from UCCS in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCCS also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• General 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Medical Scientists	1,420	$74,370
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Biological Science Professors	890	$79,730
Biological Scientists	870	$71,380
Biochemists and Biophysicists	600	$82,940

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.