Microbiology at California State University - Los Angeles

92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying microbiology, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Los Angeles. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745.

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

Cal State LA Microbiology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

Cal State LA Microbiology Rankings

The microbiology major at Cal State LA 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.

Microbiology Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

92% 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 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
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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