The main focus area for this major is Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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.
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biochemistry from UMass Amherst Cost?
$16,439Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000Average Student Debt
UMass Amherst Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UMass Amherst paid an average of $1,491 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $658 per credit hour.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
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 UMass Amherst took out an average of $27,000 in student loans.
That is 25% higher than the national average of $21,533.
How Much Can You Make With a BS in Biochemistry From UMass Amherst?
$38,937Average Salary
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biochemistry who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMass Amherst make an average of $38,937 a year during the early days of their career.
That is 19% higher than the national average of $32,629.
Does UMass Amherst Offer an Online BS in Biochemistry?
Online degrees for the UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst Online Learning page.
UMass Amherst Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biochemistry
166Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
50.0%Women
32.5%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 166 bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.
Male-to-Female Ratio
Women made up around 50.0% 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
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.5% of the biochemistry bachelor’s degrees at UMass Amherst in 2019-2020.
This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
41
Black or African American
7
Hispanic or Latino
3
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
85
International Students
12
Other Races/Ethnicities
18
BS in Biochemistry Focus Areas at UMass Amherst
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
