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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for biochemistry students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 187 degrees in biochemistry annually.
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 New Jersey.
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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.
Every student pursuing a degree in biochemistry needs to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Rowan University if you want to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 52 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.
Montclair State University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in biochemistry. Montclair State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Montclair. This university ranks 10th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 16 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.
Seton Hall University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in biochemistry. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Orange. A Best Colleges rank of #283 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #176 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NJIT is a great school overall.
There were approximately 8 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent year we have data available.
Stockton State is a medium-sized public university located in the rural area of Galloway. This university ranks 19th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 16 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Stockton State in the most recent year we have data available.
Drew is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Madison. This university ranks 37th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 7 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Drew in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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.
