Microbiology at Oregon State University

If you plan to study microbiology, take a look at what Oregon State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Microbiology section at the bottom of this page.

Oregon State Microbiology Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Microbiology Rankings

The microbiology major at Oregon 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 Oregon State

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

Oregon State Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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

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 Microbiology Master’s Program

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 38% men graduate in microbiology each year. Oregon State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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.

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

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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Natural Sciences Managers	1,250	$109,610
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.