Biochemistry at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every biochemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological chemistry program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719.

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

WCUPA Biochemistry Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

WCUPA Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at WCUPA 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.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 WCUPA since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical Scientists	7,970	$114,370
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Biological Science Professors	3,250	$94,510
Biochemists and Biophysicists	1,100	$94,860

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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