Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of Maryland - College Park

Every biochemistry, biophysics and 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 Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from UMCP.

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.

UMCP Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry
• Doctorate Degree in Biochemistry

UMCP Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biochemistry progam at UMCP compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at UMCP 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Focused Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	416

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in biochemistry from UMCP. This is the #114 most popular school for biochemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Biochemistry Graduates from UMCP Make?

The median salary of biochemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $31,708. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $30,485 for all biochemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Biochemistry Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 56 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology from UMCP in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Medical Scientists	5,010	$105,780
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Microbiologists	1,820	$107,070
Biochemists and Biophysicists	970	$99,370

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.