Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. Of the 9,775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 197 of them were microbiological sciences and immunology majors.

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.

UF Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UF offers distance education options for microbiology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UF Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the microbiology progam at UF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The microbiology major at UF 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 Online Microbiology Science & Immunology Schools	1
Best Value Microbiology Science & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools	16

In 2021, 110 students received their master’s degree in microbiology from UF. This makes it the #1 most popular school for microbiology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in microbiology, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Microbiology Graduates from UF Make?

The median salary of microbiology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $23,761. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,921 for all microbiology students.

Microbiology Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 197 microbiology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UF, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	98
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UF Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Program

The microbiology program at UF awarded 110 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

Of the students who received a microbiology master's degree from UF, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Florida with a master's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	70
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UF also has a doctoral program available in microbiology. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Genetics
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Botany/Plant 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Medical Scientists	3,470	$82,990
Biological Scientists	1,770	$71,200
Biological Science Professors	1,590	$90,750
Microbiologists	220	$67,650

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.