Biochemistry

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 583 institutions across the United States, with a total of 30045 degrees awarded annually.

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

9,150

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

366

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

472

degrees awarded

Other Awards

20,030

awards given

Top Schools for Biochemistry

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	939
2	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	882
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	561
4	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	549
5	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	495
6	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	489
7	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	390
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	354
9	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	342
10	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	330
11	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	318
12	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	318
13	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	291
14	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	285
15	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	276
16	Clemson University Clemson, SC	267
17	University of Houston Houston, TX	264
18	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	258
19	Northeastern University Boston, MA	255
20	Baylor University Waco, TX	252
21	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	246
22	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	243
23	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	240
24	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	237
25	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	237
26	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	237
27	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	231
28	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	204
29	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	204
30	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	201
31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	201
32	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	198
33	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	189
34	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	186
35	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	183
36	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	177
37	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	174
38	University of Mississippi University, MS	171
39	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	171
40	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	171
41	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	162
42	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	153
43	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	153
44	Iowa State University Ames, IA	150
45	Florida International University Miami, FL	147
46	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	147
47	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	141
48	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	141
49	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	138
50	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	138
51	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	135
52	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	132
53	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	129
54	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	129
55	Tufts University Medford, MA	126
56	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	126
57	University of North Texas Denton, TX	123
58	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	123
59	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	120
60	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	120
61	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	120
62	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	120
63	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	120
64	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	117
65	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	117
66	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	117
67	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	114
68	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	114
69	Rice University Houston, TX	114
70	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	111
71	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	111
72	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	111
73	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	108
74	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	108
75	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	108
76	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	108
77	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	105
78	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	105
79	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV	105
80	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	105
81	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	102
82	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	99
83	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	96
84	Utah State University Logan, UT	96
85	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	93
86	Brown University Providence, RI	93
87	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	90
88	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	90
89	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	90
90	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	90
91	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	87
92	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	87
93	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	84
94	Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO	84
95	Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	84
96	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	81
97	Berry College Mount Berry, GA	81
98	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	78
99	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	78
100	Bates College Lewiston, ME	78