Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Yale University

Every biochemistry & molecular biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biochemistry and molecular biology program at Yale University stacks up to those at other schools.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year.

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

Yale Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Yale Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rankings

The biochemistry and molecular biology major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry & 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in biochemistry and molecular biology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Student Demographics at Yale

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry and molecular biology majors at Yale University.

Yale Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at Yale since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Yale Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biochemistry and molecular biology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

In the biochemistry and molecular biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yale University with a master's in biochemistry and molecular biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biochemistry and molecular biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Biological Science Professors	1,160	$104,320
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Biological Scientists	150	$93,180

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 Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.