Biochemistry at University of Illinois at Chicago

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biochemistry section at the bottom of this page.

UIC Biochemistry Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

UIC Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at UIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry. 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.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

48% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical biological chemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological chemistry 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 biological chemistry.

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

Careers That Biological Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological chemistry 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
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
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