Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at California State University - Long Beach

Every microbiological sciences and 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 State University - Long Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in microbiology from CSULB.

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.

CSULB Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

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

CSULB Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The microbiology major at CSULB 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
Most Focused Microbiology Science & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools	58

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in microbiology from CSULB. This makes it the #37 most popular school for microbiology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB Microbiology Graduates

The median salary of microbiology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $41,546. This is 26% higher than $32,921, which is the national average for all microbiology bachelor's degree recipients.

Microbiology Student Demographics at CSULB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the microbiology majors at California State University - Long Beach.

CSULB Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in microbiology from CSULB in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at CSULB since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 State University - Long Beach with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSULB Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the microbiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Long Beach with a master's in microbiology.

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

CSULB also has a doctoral program available in microbiology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biotechnology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• General 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Long Beach.

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
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.