Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Northern Arizona University

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 Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 22 microbiology majors received their bachelor's degree from NAU.

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.

NAU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

NAU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The microbiology major at NAU 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
	42
Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56

Earnings of NAU Microbiology Graduates

The median salary of microbiology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NAU is $31,451. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,921 for all microbiology students.

Microbiology Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Microbiological Sciences & Immunology from NAU in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology at NAU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Medical Scientists	1,500	$99,840
Natural Sciences Managers	1,060	$101,790
Biological Science Professors	800	$99,960
Biological Scientists	570	$83,680
Microbiologists	80	$75,970

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.