Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you plan to study microbiological sciences and immunology, take a look at what Brigham Young University - Provo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 students received a bachelor's degree in microbiology from BYU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Microbiological Sciences & Immunology section at the bottom of this page.

BYU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology
• Master’s Degree in Microbiology
• Doctorate Degree in Microbiology

BYU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the microbiology progam at BYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The microbiology major at BYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	27
Best Microbiology Science & Immunology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in microbiology from BYU. This makes it the #51 most popular school for microbiology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in microbiology, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Microbiology Graduates from BYU Make?

The median salary of microbiology students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU is $31,269. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,921 for all microbiology students.

Microbiology Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the microbiology majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 116 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Microbiological Sciences & Immunology from BYU in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at BYU since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology at BYU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	92
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

BYU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Microbiological Sciences & Immunology from BYU in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in microbiology each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 63% more men than average.

Of the students who received a microbiology master's degree from BYU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

BYU also has a doctoral program available in microbiology. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Biology
• Zoology
• Biotechnology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Careers That Microbiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in microbiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Medical Scientists	890	$76,620
Biological Science Professors	550	$117,940
Biological Scientists	270	$74,290
Microbiologists	130	$62,750

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.