Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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 Nebraska - Lincoln stacks up to those at other schools.

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in microbiology from UNL.

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.

UNL Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

UNL Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

The microbiology major at UNL 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 UNL

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

UNL Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a bachelor's degree in microbiology from UNL. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UNL since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNL also has a doctoral program available in microbiology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Zoology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• General 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Medical Scientists	620	$83,110
Biological Science Professors	430	$87,040
Natural Sciences Managers	270	$89,620
Microbiologists	180	$64,380
Biological Scientists	150	$74,790

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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