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Biochemistry at West Virginia University

Biochemistry at West Virginia University

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 Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year.

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

WVU Biochemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

WVU Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at WVU 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 WVU

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

WVU Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at WVU 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 Virginia University with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Biological Science Professors 250 $64,570
Medical Scientists 190 $71,850

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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