Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of Massachusetts - Boston

What traits are you looking for in a biochemistry school? To help you decide if University of Massachusetts - Boston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biochemistry program.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMass Boston Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

UMass Boston Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Boston since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at UMass Boston 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry	28

Related Majors

• General Biology

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biochemists and Biophysicists	4,650	$104,650
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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 Daderot under License

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