2025 Best Biochemistry Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Biochemistry is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #63 most popular major 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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for biochemistry students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 67 doctor's degrees in biochemistry to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Biochemistry School for Your Doctor's Degree

The biological chemistry doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality biological chemistry program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biochemistry students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other biochemistry students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biochemistry related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biochemistry students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biochemistry in Texas

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for biochemistry students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Texas Schools for a Doctorate in Biological Chemistry

1

Rice University
Houston, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Rice University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in biochemistry. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in biochemistry from Rice University

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biochemistry. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a doctorate in biochemistry from The University of Texas at Austin

3

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in biochemistry has to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station.More information about a doctorate in biochemistry from Texas A&M University - College Station

Best Biochemistry Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Biochemistry Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	171	19
Oklahoma	124	1

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Biochemistry Related Rankings by Major

Biochemistry is one of 9 different types of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Biological Chemistry

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Molecular Biophysics	11
Biophysics	5
Molecular Biology	5
Molecular Biochemistry	5
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	5
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology	2

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.