Biochemistry at University of Kansas

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying biochemistry, you may want to check out the program at University of Kansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

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

KU Biochemistry Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

KU Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at KU 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 KU

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

KU Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% 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 KU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	36
International Students	3
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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Medical Scientists	560	$81,190
Biological Science Professors	370	$69,310
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$127,440

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
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