Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, take a look at what University of New Mexico - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 80 biochemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

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.

UNM Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

UNM Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biochemistry progam at UNM 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 UNM 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
	406

Earnings of UNM Biochemistry Graduates

The median salary of biochemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNM is $24,542. This is less than $30,485, which is the national average of all biochemistry majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Biochemistry Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 80 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology from UNM in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 53% were women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	23
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNM also has a doctoral program available in biochemistry. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Biological Scientists	410	$73,610
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Medical Scientists	370	$87,850
Microbiologists	60	$50,580
Biological Science Professors	50	$69,310

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.