Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 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.

IU Bloomington Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

The microbiology major at IU Bloomington 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 IU Bloomington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the microbiology majors at Indiana University - Bloomington.

IU Bloomington Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in microbiology.

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

IU Bloomington 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.

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

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

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 Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Microbiology	22

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Biotechnology

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Biological Science Professors	1,410	$98,590
Biological Scientists	630	$69,180

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.