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

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

If you are interested in studying microbiological sciences and immunology, you may want to check out the program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,421 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2021, 27 of them were microbiological sciences and immunology majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the microbiology progam at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
21
Best Value Microbiology Science & Immunology Schools 31
Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Schools 56

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

67% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 27 microbiology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in microbiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also has a doctoral program available in microbiology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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