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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Washington University in St Louis

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 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.

WUSTL Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

WUSTL Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry major at WUSTL 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 WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of biochemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biochemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in biochemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 14
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

If you plan to be a biochemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 33
Molecular Biophysics 2
Biochemistry 1

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Medical Scientists 1,830 $70,510
Biological Science Professors 1,030 $102,830
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Biological Scientists 510 $67,290
Microbiologists 390 $77,300

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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