Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at The University of Texas at El Paso

What traits are you looking for in a microbiology school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at El Paso is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's microbiology program.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 microbiology majors received their bachelor's degree from UTEP.

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.

UTEP Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

UTEP Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The microbiology major at UTEP 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
Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Schools	52
Most Focused Microbiology Science & Immunology Schools	61
	76

Microbiology Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in microbiology from UTEP. About 24% were men and 76% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 The University of Texas at El Paso with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	0
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• General 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260
Biological Science Professors	4,470	$99,940
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900
Microbiologists	1,000	$54,530

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 Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.