Microbiology at The University of Montana

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every microbiology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the microbiology program at The University of Montana stacks up to those at other schools.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Microbiology section at the bottom of this page.

UM Microbiology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

UM Microbiology Rankings

The microbiology major at UM 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.

Microbiology Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in microbiology.

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

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Natural Sciences Managers	310	$104,930
Biological Science Professors	190	$73,190
Microbiologists	110	$85,900

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
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