2024 Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #40 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology in District of Columbia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Bachelor's in Biochemistry

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology needs to check out Georgetown University. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology from Georgetown University

2

American University
Washington, DC

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat American University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology from American University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

4 Annual Graduates

George Washington University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology from George Washington University

Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	686
Pennsylvania	274	723
Maryland	207	232
New Jersey	193	268
Delaware	130	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biochemistry

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Biochemistry Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry	31
Biophysics	8

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	439
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	71
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	44
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	7

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.