Biochemistry at University of Scranton

If you plan to study biochemistry, take a look at what University of Scranton has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,957 students attend the school each year.

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

University of Scranton Biochemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

University of Scranton Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at University of Scranton 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 University of Scranton

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

University of Scranton Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical biological chemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Scranton since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at University of Scranton are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Scranton with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

University of Scranton Biochemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological chemistry master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Scranton with a master's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Biophysics
• Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

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 PA, the home state for University of Scranton.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Biological Science Professors	3,250	$94,510
Biochemists and Biophysicists	1,100	$94,860

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 Scanlan of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.