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Microbiology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Microbiology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Microbiology Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Microbiology Rankings

The microbiology major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in microbiology, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Microbiology Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the microbiology majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in microbiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Rutgers New Brunswick Microbiology Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the microbiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in microbiology.

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

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Biological Science Professors 1,540 $104,140
Microbiologists 550 $81,720

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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