Microbiology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study microbiology, take a look at what University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907.

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

U-M Microbiology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

U-M Microbiology Rankings

The microbiology major at U-M 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 U-M

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

U-M Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology at U-M are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Biological Science Professors	1,240	$91,770
Microbiologists	290	$61,360

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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