Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study microbiological sciences and immunology, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in microbiology from Purdue.

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.

Purdue Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

Purdue Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks microbiology programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The microbiology major at Purdue 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 Microbiology Science & Immunology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Microbiology Science & Immunology Schools	15

Microbiology Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Zoology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Botany/Plant 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Biological Science Professors	1,410	$98,590
Biological Scientists	630	$69,180

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.