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Microbiology at Iowa State University

Microbiology at Iowa State University

Every microbiology 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 Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year.

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

Iowa State Microbiology Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Microbiology Rankings

The microbiology major at Iowa State 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in microbiology, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Microbiology Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in microbiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 25
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Iowa State Microbiology Master’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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In the microbiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 1
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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Biological Science Professors 730 $101,810
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $127,440
Microbiologists 210 $82,410

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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