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Biochemistry at University of Iowa

Biochemistry at University of Iowa

If you plan to study biochemistry, take a look at what University of Iowa has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 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.

Iowa Biochemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

Iowa Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at Iowa 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological chemistry, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Medical Scientists 870 $67,730
Biological Science Professors 730 $101,810
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $127,440
Biochemists and Biophysicists 70 $63,890

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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