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Northeastern University BS in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

58 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$51,392 Average Salary
$25,500 Average Student Debt

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Northeastern 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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Rankings for the Northeastern BS in Biochemistry

#10 in the U.S
#2 in Massachusetts

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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for biochemistry majors, Northeastern came in at #10. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Northeastern.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Graduates2
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Graduates4
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools5
Highest Paid Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Graduates5
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools10
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $30-$48k)14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $30-$48k)14
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans17
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans18
Best Value Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $30-$48k)19
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $0-$30k)21
Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Colleges for Veterans22
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $0-$30k)24
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $48-$75k)29
Best Value Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $0-$30k)31
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $48-$75k)37
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $75-$110k)41
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology43
Best Value Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $48-$75k)45
Most Popular Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology55
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $75-$110k)63
Best Value Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income $75-$110k)76
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income Over $110k)78
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (With Aid)84
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology89
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology104
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology275
Most Focused Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology299
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income Over $110k)325
Best Value Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (Income Over $110k)350
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (With Aid)361
Best Value Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology (With Aid)387
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology446
Best Value Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology485

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biochemistry from Northeastern Cost?

$55,452 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$25,500 Average Student Debt

Northeastern Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Northeastern was $1,638 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$54,360$54,360
Fees$1,092$1,092
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$17,480$17,480
On Campus Other Expenses$1,800$1,800

Learn more about Northeastern tuition and fees.

Northeastern Biochemistry BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Biochemistry students who received their bachelor’s degree at Northeastern took out an average of $25,500 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $21,533.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Biochemistry From Northeastern?

$51,392 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of biochemistry students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northeastern is $51,392 per year. That is 58% higher than the national average of $32,629.

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Does Northeastern Offer an Online BS in Biochemistry?

Online degrees for the Northeastern 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 Northeastern Online Learning page.

Northeastern Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biochemistry

58 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
58.6% Women
43.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 58 bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biochemistry in 2019-2020, 58.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.1% of the biochemistry bachelor’s degrees at Northeastern in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian11
Black or African American6
Hispanic or Latino4
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White26
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities9

BS in Biochemistry Focus Areas at Northeastern

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Biochemistry56
Biophysics2

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Biology101
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences34
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology14
Neurobiology & Neurosciences118
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)5

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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