Biochemistry

Biochemists and biophysicists study the chemical and physical principles of living things and of biological processes.

Description Source:

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Sample Companies who have hired WPI Biochemistry Graduates

Abbvie

Brown Medical School

Harvard Medical School

LakePharma

National High School South

Novogene Bioinformatics Corporation

SBH Sciences

The Hanover Insurance Group

UMass Medical School

Sample Graduate Schools

McMaster University

UMass Medical School

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

University of Southern California

Average Starting Salary:

$49,000 (2018)

Sample Job Titles:

Post Doctoral Research Associate

LAUNCH Systems Design Engineer

Application Development

Software Engineer

Sample Major Qualifying Projects:

PubMed AuthorMap: A Study of Research Collaboration in the Life Science Fields

Examining Novel Combination Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer

Cellular Stretching Device 2019

Correlate Analyses for Acutely Infected HIV Individuals: Natural Disease Control Study

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Research Opportunities

Undergraduate Catalog

The Salary and Employment Status Survey (also known as the Comprehensive Salary Survey) is conducted annually among domestic ACS members under 70 years old and not student-, retired-, or emeritus-status members. Every 5th year, the ACS conducts the ChemCensus.

ACS ChemCensus Salary Survey 2015

The Program Tracking Sheets help WPI students to plan and track progress toward their degree. Academic Advising has created tracking sheets for each major and graduation year.

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The Career Development Center (CDC) has compiled a list of resources to help you learn about salary expectations and companies that have hired recent graduates, including the Post-Graduation Report for WPI's most recent graduating class.

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