Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you plan to study medical microbiology & bacteriology, take a look at what Virginia Commonwealth University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year.

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

VCU Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology

VCU Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in medical microbiology and bacteriology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical microbiology and bacteriology majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of medical microbiology and bacteriology master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in medical microbiology and bacteriology each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in medical microbiology and bacteriology.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical microbiology and bacteriology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical Scientists	1,800	$102,310
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Biological Scientists	540	$93,750

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.