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 4 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for biochemistry students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 degrees in biochemistry during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The biological chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biochemistry rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biochemistry Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
Brown University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in biochemistry. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.
Providence College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biochemistry. Providence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were approximately 5 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Rhode Island College if you wish to pursue a degree in biochemistry. RIC is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Providence. This college ranks 9th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were about 2 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent data year.
Salve Regina University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in biochemistry. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Newport. This university ranks 686th out of 2,217 schools for overall quality nationwide.
There were approximately 3 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina 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).