Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of Idaho

What traits are you looking for in a biochemistry school? To help you decide if University of Idaho is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biochemistry program.

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,791.

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.

U of I Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

U of I Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at U of I 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 U of I

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

U of I Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at U of I since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at U of I are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Idaho with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

If you plan to be a biochemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Idaho. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry	17
Molecular Biology	4

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biotechnology
• Zoology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• 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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Medical Scientists	400	$71,440
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$93,940
Biological Scientists	310	$70,770
Biological Science Professors	190	$96,440

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.