Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 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.

Vanderbilt Biochemistry Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

Vanderbilt Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at Vanderbilt 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological chemistry, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 Vanderbilt since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Medical Scientists	1,370	$81,390
Biological Science Professors	890	$89,030
Biochemists and Biophysicists	670	$95,440
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670

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
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