Microbiology at University of Wyoming

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

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 Microbiology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

UW Microbiology Rankings

The microbiology major at UW 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

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

UW Microbiology Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical microbiology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Natural Sciences Managers	160	$95,120
Biological Science Professors	110	$79,770

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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