Biochemistry at Western Kentucky University

23% 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 Western Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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

WKU Biochemistry Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

WKU Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

38% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% 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 WKU since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Biological Science Professors	680	$70,600
Medical Scientists	420	$77,160
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Biochemists and Biophysicists	90	$84,320

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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