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Microbiology at University of California - Riverside

Microbiology at University of California - Riverside

What traits are you looking for in a microbiology school? To help you decide if University of California - Riverside is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's microbiology program.

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434.

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

UCR Microbiology Degrees Available

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

UCR Microbiology Rankings

The microbiology major at UCR 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 UCR

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

UCR Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in microbiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UCR Microbiology Master’s Program

100% Women
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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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Riverside with a master's in microbiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
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 CA, the home state for University of California - Riverside.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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