Microbiology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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

OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and approximately 24,535 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.

OSU Microbiology Degrees Available

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

OSU Microbiology Rankings

The microbiology major at OSU 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in microbiology, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Microbiology Student Demographics at OSU

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

OSU Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at OSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology at OSU 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

OSU Microbiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in microbiology each year. OSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a microbiology master's degree from OSU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Biological Science Professors	530	$77,940
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$116,160
Microbiologists	140	$53,530

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 DBinfo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.