Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of California - Irvine

Every microbiological sciences and immunology 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 University of California - Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 22 microbiology majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine.

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.

UC Irvine Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology
• Doctorate Degree in Microbiology

UC Irvine Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

The microbiology major at UC Irvine 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in microbiology from UC Irvine. This is the #77 most popular school for microbiology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Microbiology Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 microbiology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Irvine since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in microbiology. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Genetics
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Microbiologists	4,610	$102,340
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.