Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 24,723 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from CU Anschutz.

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.

CU Anschutz Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry
• Doctorate Degree in Biochemistry

CU Anschutz Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at CU Anschutz 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
	14
	95
Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	131

Biochemistry Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 biochemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CU Anschutz, about 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at CU Anschutz since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CU Anschutz also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Biotechnology

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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

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 Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.