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CIP 26.0202 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Biochemistry.

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Biochemistry award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 26.0202. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Associate degree1228
2025Bachelor degree5469,224
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate27
2025Master degree55307
2025Doctorate — research76469
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year11
2024Associate degree624
2024Bachelor degree5458,715
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate210
2024Master degree59324
2024Doctorate — research75466
2023Associate degree619
2023Bachelor degree5408,930
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate38
2023Master degree60364
2023Post-master certificate11
2023Doctorate — research76471
2022Associate degree814
2022Bachelor degree5309,113
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate47
2022Master degree62344
2022Post-master certificate14
2022Doctorate — research76458
2021Associate degree511
2021Bachelor degree5269,383
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate14
2021Master degree62307
2021Doctorate — research77393
2020Associate degree210
2020Bachelor degree5229,089
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate22
2020Master degree64276
2020Post-master certificate25
2020Doctorate — research84417

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 26.0202 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 26 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

668 institutions

Related fields

Biology/Biological Sciences, General. ↗

Biomedical Sciences, General. ↗

Biophysics. ↗

Molecular Biology. ↗

Molecular Biochemistry. ↗

Molecular Biophysics. ↗