Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - Los Angeles.
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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UCLA is in the top 10% of the country for biochemistry. More specifically it was ranked #30 out of 529 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in California.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out.
Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCLA in Biochemistry walked away with an average of $16,366 in student debt.
That is 24% lower than the national average of $21,533.
How Much Can You Make With a BS in Biochemistry From UCLA?
$32,245Average Salary
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The median early career salary of biochemistry students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCLA is $32,245 per year.
That is about the same as the national average of $32,629.
Does UCLA Offer an Online BS in Biochemistry?
UCLA 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 UCLA Online Learning page.
UCLA Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biochemistry
238Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
49.2%Women
67.2%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 238 bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.
Male-to-Female Ratio
Women made up around 49.2% of the biochemistry students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020.
This is less than the nationwide number of 54.9%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at UCLA in 2019-2020, 67.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*.
This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
111
Black or African American
7
Hispanic or Latino
33
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
45
International Students
29
Other Races/Ethnicities
13
BS in Biochemistry Focus Areas at UCLA
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*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.
by our College Data Analytics Team
