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Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Oregon State University

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Oregon State University

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

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 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.

Oregon State Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

The microbiology major at Oregon State 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in microbiology, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Microbiology Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Oregon State University with a bachelor's in microbiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 14
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Oregon State Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in microbiology each year. Oregon State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a microbiology master's degree from Oregon State, 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 Oregon State University with a master's in microbiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
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 Oregon State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Microbiology 50

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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Medical Scientists 1,720 $90,050
Natural Sciences Managers 1,250 $109,610
Biological Scientists 770 $69,930
Biological Science Professors 470 $96,920
Microbiologists 110 $66,370

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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