If you pursue a degree in biochemistry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #79 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Biochemistry Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 213 degrees in biochemistry to qualified students.
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. We derive our Best Overall Biochemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biological chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top North Carolina Schools in Biological Chemistry
It's difficult to beat North Carolina State University if you wish to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 78 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biochemistry. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 24 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.
East Carolina University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in biochemistry. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 40 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Elon University if you want to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon. A Best Colleges rank of #190 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Elon is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Elon 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).
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. We derive our Best Overall Biochemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
