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2024 Best Biochemistry Schools in North Carolina

9 Colleges in North Carolina
213 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded
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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for biochemistry students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 213 degrees in biochemistry during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Biochemistry School

Best Biochemistry Schools in North Carolina 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.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Biological Chemistry
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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. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Biochemistry in North Carolina

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.

10 Top North Carolina Schools in Biological Chemistry

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC

It is hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 10 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
78 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.

There were about 78 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NC
62.5% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you want to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
40 Biological Chemistry Degrees Awarded

East Carolina University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in biochemistry. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

There were about 40 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC

Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 24 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent data year.

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Salem College
Winston-Salem, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NC
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Salem is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 55th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 10 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Salem in the most recent year we have data available.

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Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NC

Located in the fringe town of Buies Creek, Campbell is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 2 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Campbell in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NC

Queens is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Charlotte. This university ranks 20th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 3 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Queens in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In NC

Located in the large suburb of Swannanoa, Warren Wilson is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

There were approximately 6 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Warren Wilson in the most recent data year.

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Catawba College
Salisbury, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NC

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury, Catawba is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 45th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 5 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Catawba in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Biochemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Biochemistry Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida715223
Georgia690195
Virginia630223
Tennessee624140
South Carolina530106
Kentucky51830
Mississippi501145
Alabama50027
Louisiana489107
Arkansas4666
West Virginia41028

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One of 9 majors within the Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology area of study, Biochemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology38
Molecular Biology12
Biophysics8
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology3

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