Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,130. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Puget Sound.

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.

Puget Sound Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Puget Sound Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biochemistry major at Puget Sound 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
	322

Biochemistry Student Demographics at Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Puget Sound in 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 Puget Sound since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• 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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical Scientists	5,570	$90,290
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990
Microbiologists	380	$74,660

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.