by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biochemistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at North Carolina State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biochemistry, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
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. NC State is in the top 10% of the country for biochemistry. More specifically it was ranked #42 out of 529 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for NC State.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NC State paid an average of $888 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $218 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,535 | $26,654 |
| Fees | $2,566 | $2,566 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,602 | $11,602 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,770 | $2,770 |
Learn more about NC State tuition and fees.
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 NC State took out an average of $19,500 in student loans. That is 9% lower than the national average of $21,533.
biochemistry who receive their bachelor’s degree from NC State make an average of $42,363 a year during the early days of their career. That is 30% higher than the national average of $32,629.
Online degrees for the NC State biochemistry bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.4% of the biochemistry students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at NC State in 2019-2020, 29.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 39 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry | 64 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 336 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 40 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 48 |
| Zoology | 58 |
| Genetics | 24 |
View All Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Related Majors >
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
