Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of Illinois at Chicago

Every biochemistry, biophysics & 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 Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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.

UIC Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

UIC Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at UIC 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 UIC

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

UIC Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	22
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry	59

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Pharmacology & Toxicology

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical Scientists	3,510	$87,660
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Microbiologists	860	$62,830
Biochemists and Biophysicists	690	$111,760

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 Hied5 under License

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