The Microbiology Major at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every microbiological sciences & immunology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the microbiology program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

The microbiology major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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.

Microbiology Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the microbiology majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its microbiology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

If you plan to be a microbiology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Microbiology	27

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 CA, the home state for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Microbiologists	4,610	$102,340
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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
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