Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Wake Forest University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year.

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

Wake Forest University Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Wake Forest University Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry and molecular biology major at Wake Forest University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry & 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 and Molecular Biology Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry and molecular biology majors at Wake Forest University.

Wake Forest University Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

46% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Wake Forest University since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology at Wake Forest University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in biochemistry and molecular biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Careers That Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biochemistry and molecular biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380
Biochemists and Biophysicists	390	$90,150

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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