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University of California - San Francisco PhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

25 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$57,318 Average Salary

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - San Francisco. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in biochemistry, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biochemistry from UCSF Cost?

$12,990 Average Tuition and Fees

UCSF Graduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,442 $26,544
Fees $1,548 $1,548

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in Biochemistry From UCSF?

$57,318 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

biochemistry who receive their doctor’s degree from UCSF make an average of $57,318 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% higher than the national average of $50,750.

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Does UCSF Offer an Online PhD in Biochemistry?

Online degrees for the UCSF biochemistry doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCSF Online Learning page.

UCSF Doctorate Student Diversity for Biochemistry

25 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
48.0% Women
36.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 25 doctor’s degrees in biochemistry handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in biochemistry in 2019-2020, 48.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 45.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.0% of the biochemistry doctor’s degrees at UCSF in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 22%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 12
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

PhD in Biochemistry Focus Areas at UCSF

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Biophysics 11
Molecular Biochemistry 14

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 24
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 12
Genetics 2
Pharmacology & Toxicology 8
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3

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References

*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.

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