Ranked #79 in popularity, biochemistry is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for biochemistry students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 81 degrees in biochemistry to qualified students.
Your choice of biochemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biochemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The biological chemistry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biochemistry Schools in Oregon.
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The schools below may not offer all types of biological chemistry degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Oregon is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biochemistry. UO is a very large public university located in the city of Eugene. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in biochemistry has to look into Portland State University. Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Portland. This university ranks 7th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 41 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Lewis & Clark College if you wish to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Portland. This college ranks 8th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 13 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Lewis and Clark College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of biochemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biochemistry schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
