Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Loyola University Chicago. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biochemistry, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Loyola Chicago was ranked #291 on College Factual's Best Schools for biochemistry list. It is also ranked #11 in Illinois.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago paid an average of $840 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $45,500 | $45,500 |
Fees | $560 | $560 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,780 | $14,780 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,600 | $1,600 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Loyola Chicago in Biochemistry walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 21% higher than the national average of $21,533.
The median early career salary of biochemistry students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Loyola Chicago is $30,988 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $32,629.
Loyola Chicago 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 Loyola Chicago Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.3% of the biochemistry students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 54.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 39.5% of the biochemistry bachelor’s degrees at Loyola Chicago in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 11 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 21 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biochemistry | 33 |
Biophysics | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 312 |
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 11 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 85 |
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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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