Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

If you are interested in studying microbiological sciences and immunology, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in microbiology from NSU.

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.

NSU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

NSU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the microbiology progam at NSU 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 NSU 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
Best Value Microbiology Science & Immunology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
	118
Best Microbiology Science & Immunology Schools	141

Microbiology Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 microbiology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NSU, about 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at NSU since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Biological Scientists	700	$66,100
Natural Sciences Managers	320	$94,850
Biological Science Professors	230	$82,610
Medical Scientists	120	$69,600
Microbiologists	30	$70,000

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 Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.