2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology in North Carolina

A doctor's degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #33 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 doctor's degrees in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The biochemistry doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology in North Carolina ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology in North Carolina

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Biochemistry Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology in North Carolina.

There were approximately 13 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology individuals who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology needs to check out University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology in North Carolina.

There were approximately 7 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Greensboro if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Greensboro. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology in North Carolina.

There were approximately 6 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology needs to look into Wake Forest University. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology in North Carolina.

There were roughly 4 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology individuals who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for doctor's degrees in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology in North Carolina.

There were approximately 3 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology individuals who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology in North Carolina.

There were roughly 2 biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	19
Virginia	126	23
Georgia	124	18
Louisiana	99	9
Tennessee	98	22
Alabama	94	6
South Carolina	88	5
Kentucky	86	11
Mississippi	72	4
Arkansas	57	2
West Virginia	49	4

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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Related Rankings by Major

Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Biochemistry Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry	19
Molecular Biology	8
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	6
Biophysics	2

Majors Similar to Biochemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Genetics	45
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	40
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	38
General Biology	28
Pharmacology & Toxicology	27
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	23
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	20
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	20
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	13
Zoology	11

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.