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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of San Diego

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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at University of San Diego

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 San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 biochemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from USD.

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.

USD Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

USD Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biochemistry programs across the country. The following shows how USD performed in these rankings.

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 USD 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
99
Most Focused Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools 270
Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools 337

Earnings of USD Biochemistry Graduates

The median salary of biochemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $38,981. This is 28% higher than $30,485, which is the national average for all biochemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biochemistry Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from USD. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 San Diego with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 CA, the home state for University of San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists 26,080 $102,550
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Biochemists and Biophysicists 5,160 $101,770
Microbiologists 4,610 $102,340

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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