Biochemistry at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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

U of U Biochemistry Degrees Available

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

U of U Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at U of U 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological chemistry, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% 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 U of U since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at U of U are white. This is typical 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 Utah with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

U of U Biochemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biological chemistry master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Medical Scientists	890	$76,620
Biological Science Professors	550	$117,940
Biochemists and Biophysicists	100	$67,210

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.