Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565. In 2021, 6 microbiology majors received their bachelor's degree from UWM.

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.

UWM Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

UWM Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The microbiology major at UWM 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
Best Value Microbiology Science & Immunology Schools	38

Microbiology Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in microbiology from UWM in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UWM since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Medical Scientists	1,470	$72,270
Biological Science Professors	990	$81,620
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Biological Scientists	540	$73,520
Microbiologists	270	$62,440

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.