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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Virginia Tech

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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 students received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Virginia Tech.

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.

Virginia Tech Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

Virginia Tech Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at Virginia Tech 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.

Earnings of Virginia Tech Biochemistry Graduates

The median salary of biochemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech is $31,684. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $30,485 for all biochemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biochemistry Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 111 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biochemistry at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 76
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Virginia Tech 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Biological Science Professors 1,860 $81,950
Medical Scientists 1,800 $102,310
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Biological Scientists 540 $93,750

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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