Biochemistry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,920.

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

WPI Biochemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

WPI Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at WPI 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological chemistry, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at WPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological chemistry majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

WPI Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at WPI 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WPI Biochemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of biological chemistry master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in biological chemistry each year. WPI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological chemistry master's degree from WPI, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's in biological chemistry.

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

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biochemists and Biophysicists	4,650	$104,650
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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
• Image Credit: By Runningonbrains under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.