Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of California - Santa Barbara

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179.

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.

UCSB Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

UCSB Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

The microbiology major at UCSB 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.

Microbiology Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

43% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

The following microbiology concentations are available at University of California - Santa Barbara. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Barbara. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Microbiology	41

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 - Santa Barbara.

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
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