by our College Data Analytics TeamBiochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Iowa State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biochemistry, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Iowa State was ranked #214 on College Factual's Best Schools for biochemistry list. It is also ranked #8 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Iowa State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Iowa State paid an average of $968 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $336 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,042 | $23,230 |
| Fees | $1,274 | $1,274 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,001 | $1,001 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,193 | $9,193 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,430 | $2,430 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Biochemistry students who received their bachelor’s degree at Iowa State took out an average of $24,250 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $21,533.
biochemistry who receive their bachelor’s degree from Iowa State make an average of $30,771 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $32,629.
Iowa State does not offer an online option for its biochemistry bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.
About 54.5% of the students who received their BS in biochemistry in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 54.9%.
Around 15.2% of biochemistry bachelor’s degree recipients at Iowa State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry | 32 |
| Biophysics | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 190 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 31 |
| Genetics | 43 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 2 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 106 |
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*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.
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