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Biochemistry at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Biochemistry at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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

UNLV Biochemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

UNLV Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at UNLV 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 UNLV

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

UNLV Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
76% 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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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 7
International Students 0
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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Biological Science Professors 260 $71,410
Medical Scientists 220 $104,900
Natural Sciences Managers 220 $115,150

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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