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2026 Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools

There are 776 colleges that offer a degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics. Ranked by yearly graduations, here are the most popular below:

Finding the Best Biochemistry & Biophysics School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for Biochemistry & Biophysics students. You can choose a traditional brick-and-mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school halfway across the country without even leaving your house.

The Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 776 schools in the United States to see which Biochemistry & Biophysics programs were the most popular. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

Check out the Biochemistry & Biophysics programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2026 rankings named University of Michigan-Ann Arbor the most popular school in the U.S. for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is a public school located in Ann Arbor, MI. During the most recent year for which we have data, 328 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $64,597. Read full report on Biochemistry & Biophysics at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Wisconsin-Madison comes in at #2 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public school located in Madison, WI. During the most recent year for which we have data, 285 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $53,379. Read full report on Biochemistry & Biophysics at University of Wisconsin-Madison

University of Washington-Seattle Campus comes in at #3 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Located in Seattle, WA, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 277 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $53,990. Read full report on Biochemistry & Biophysics at University of Washington-Seattle Campus

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking. Located in Austin, TX, this is a public institution. This school awarded 276 degrees in Biochemistry & Biophysics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $51,060. Read full report on Biochemistry & Biophysics at The University of Texas at Austin

University of California-Los Angeles comes in at #5 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Located in Los Angeles, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 268 degrees in Biochemistry & Biophysics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $41,763. Read full report on Biochemistry & Biophysics at University of California-Los Angeles

University of California-San Diego comes in at #6 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Located in La Jolla, CA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 205 degrees in Biochemistry & Biophysics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $44,612. Read full report on Biochemistry & Biophysics at University of California-San Diego

University of California-Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking. University of California-Davis is a public school located in Davis, CA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 201 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $41,123. Read More…

Arizona State University Campus Immersion landed the #8 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking. Arizona State University Campus Immersion is a public school located in Tempe, AZ. This school awarded 197 degrees in Biochemistry & Biophysics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $48,210. Full Biochemistry & Biophysics at Arizona State University Campus Immersion Report

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center comes in at #9 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Located in Dallas, TX, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 177 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $67,907. Full Biochemistry & Biophysics at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Report

#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #10 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking. Located in Baltimore, MD, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 150 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $89,069. Read More…

Ohio State University-Main Campus comes in at #11 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Located in Columbus, OH, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 146 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $49,087. Read full report on Biochemistry & Biophysics at Ohio State University-Main Campus

University of Massachusetts-Amherst comes in at #12 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. University of Massachusetts-Amherst is a public school located in Amherst, MA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 141 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $51,780. Full Biochemistry & Biophysics at University of Massachusetts-Amherst Report

University of California-Riverside landed the #13 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking. Located in Riverside, CA, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 131 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $33,932. Read full report on Biochemistry & Biophysics at University of California-Riverside

#14

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #14 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking. Located in Boston, MA, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 130 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $55,834. Read full report on Biochemistry & Biophysics at Boston University

#15

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University comes in at #15 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Michigan State University is a public school located in East Lansing, MI. During the most recent year for which we have data, 129 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $50,898. Read More…

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities comes in at #16 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Located in Minneapolis, MN, this is a public institution. This school awarded 129 degrees in Biochemistry & Biophysics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $47,373. Full Biochemistry & Biophysics at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Report

#17

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #17 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking. Stony Brook University is a public school located in Stony Brook, NY. During the most recent year for which we have data, 121 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $51,412. Full Biochemistry & Biophysics at Stony Brook University Report

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University landed the #18 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a public school located in Blacksburg, VA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 114 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $59,604. Read More…

#19

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania comes in at #19 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Located in Philadelphia, PA, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 113 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $86,069. Read More…

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus comes in at #20 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is a public school located in University Park, PA. This school awarded 104 degrees in Biochemistry & Biophysics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $54,468. Full Biochemistry & Biophysics at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Report

Arizona State University Digital Immersion comes in at #21 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Located in Scottsdale, AZ, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 101 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,210. Full Biochemistry & Biophysics at Arizona State University Digital Immersion Report

#22

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University comes in at #22 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Princeton University is a private nonprofit school located in Princeton, NJ. During the most recent year for which we have data, 95 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $72,064. Full Biochemistry & Biophysics at Princeton University Report

University of Nebraska-Lincoln landed the #23 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking. Located in Lincoln, NE, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 95 people earned their degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $45,149. Read More…

Texas A&M University-College Station comes in at #24 on our 2026 list of the most popular colleges for Biochemistry & Biophysics majors. Located in College Station, TX, this is a public institution. This school awarded 94 degrees in Biochemistry & Biophysics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $54,018. Full Biochemistry & Biophysics at Texas A&M University-College Station Report

#25

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University landed the #25 spot in the 2026 edition of our Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking. Located in Boston, MA, this is a private nonprofit institution. This school awarded 91 degrees in Biochemistry & Biophysics in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $74,155. Full Biochemistry & Biophysics at Northeastern University Report

#26

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
#28

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
#29

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
#32

University of Houston

Houston, TX
#34

Yale University

New Haven, CT
#35

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
#36

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL
#37

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
#40

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
#41

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
#43

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
#46

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#47

Baylor University

Waco, TX
#48

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for this major that just missed the list above.

Rank College Location
51 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
52 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
53 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC
54 New York University New York, NY
55 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
56 University of North Texas Denton, TX
57 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
58 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA
59 Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN
60 University of Georgia Athens, GA
61 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
62 California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA
63 University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD
64 University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN
65 University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
66 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
67 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
68 Washington State University Pullman, WA
69 Tufts University Medford, MA
70 Georgetown University Washington, DC
71 Lipscomb University Nashville, TN
72 University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV
73 Florida International University Miami, FL
74 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK
75 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC
76 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
77 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
78 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
79 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
80 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
81 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
82 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
83 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
84 Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO
85 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
86 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
87 Wesleyan University Middletown, CT
88 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
89 Brown University Providence, RI
90 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
91 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
92 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
93 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
94 University of Denver Denver, CO
95 University of Mississippi University, MS
96 Utah State University Logan, UT
97 CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY
98 The College of Wooster Wooster, OH
99 California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA
100 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
101 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
102 Creighton University Omaha, NE
103 Towson University Towson, MD
104 Bates College Lewiston, ME
105 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX
106 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
107 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
108 Iowa State University Ames, IA
109 MCPHS University Boston, MA
110 Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH
111 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
112 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
113 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
114 Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
115 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH
116 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
117 Cedarville University Cedarville, OH
118 Grinnell College Grinnell, IA
119 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
120 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
121 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
122 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
123 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
124 CUNY City College New York, NY
125 Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA
126 Dickinson College Carlisle, PA
127 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
128 Pomona College Claremont, CA
129 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
130 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
131 Villanova University Villanova, PA
132 DePauw University Greencastle, IN
133 Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI
134 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
135 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
136 Mercer University Macon, GA
137 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
138 Amherst College Amherst, MA
139 Duke University Durham, NC
140 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
141 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
142 University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO
143 University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
144 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
145 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI
146 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
147 California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA
148 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
149 Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO
150 University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CA
151 University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI
152 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK
153 Berry College Mount Berry, GA
154 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
155 Butler University Indianapolis, IN
156 California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA
157 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI
158 Kenyon College Gambier, OH
159 Trinity University San Antonio, TX
160 Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
161 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA
162 Clark University Worcester, MA
163 Drake University Des Moines, IA
164 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
165 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
166 University of Maine Orono, ME
167 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
168 SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY
169 Stockton University Galloway, NJ
170 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
171 University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
172 University of Delaware Newark, DE
173 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
174 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
175 Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR
176 Portland State University Portland, OR
177 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
178 University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA
179 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
180 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
181 University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK
182 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
183 Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID
184 California State University-Chico Chico, CA
185 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
186 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL
187 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA
188 Hendrix College Conway, AR
189 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
190 Lawrence University Appleton, WI
191 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA
192 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
193 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
194 Saint Joseph’s University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
195 St. Mary’s College of Maryland St. Mary’s City, MD
196 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
197 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI
198 Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA
199 Elon University Elon, NC
200 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO

Biochemistry & Biophysics by Region

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More Biochemistry & Biophysics Rankings

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the Most Popular Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools ranking, along with other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Biochemistry & Biophysics Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry 9,737
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 1,482
Molecular Biology 1,255
Molecular Biochemistry 466
Biophysics 345
Other Biochemistry & Biophysics 316
Molecular Biophysics 187
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology 18
Structural Biology 14
Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 101,585
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 12,819
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 11,175
Ecology & Systematics Biology 9,295
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,355

References

*The average salary above is for the top 25 schools only.

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