Microbiology at Brigham Young University - Provo

What traits are you looking for in a microbiology school? To help you decide if Brigham Young University - Provo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's microbiology program.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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

BYU Microbiology Degrees Available

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

BYU Microbiology Rankings

The microbiology major at BYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Microbiology. 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in microbiology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of 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 Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at BYU since its program graduates 28% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	77
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

BYU Microbiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in microbiology each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 47% more men than average.

Of the students who received a microbiology master's degree from BYU, 86% 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	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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
Biological Science Professors	550	$117,940
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

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