Biochemistry at University of Wisconsin - Madison

What traits are you looking for in a biological chemistry school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Madison is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological chemistry program.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 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.

UW - Madison Biochemistry Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at UW - Madison 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological chemistry, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% 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 UW - Madison since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	98
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UW - Madison 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.

Of the students who received a biological chemistry master's degree from UW - Madison, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Medical Scientists	1,470	$72,270
Biological Science Professors	990	$81,620
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Biochemists and Biophysicists	410	$82,170

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.