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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Virginia Tech

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Virginia Tech

What traits are you looking for in a biochemistry school? To help you decide if Virginia Tech is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biochemistry program.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

51% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 59% 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 10
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 57
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

The following biochemistry concentations are available at Virginia Tech. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biochemistry 111

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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