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Microbiology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Microbiology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year.

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

UW Seattle Microbiology Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Microbiology Rankings

The microbiology major at UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
49% 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 4% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in microbiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 29
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 31
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UW Seattle Microbiology Master’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in microbiology each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 62% more men than average.

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In the microbiology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus 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 1
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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers 1,810 $153,600
Biological Science Professors 1,060 $85,990
Microbiologists 380 $74,660

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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