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Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Virginia Tech

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology

Virginia Tech Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

The microbiology major at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of microbiology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in microbiology at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in microbiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

If you plan to be a microbiology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Microbiology 21

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Biological Science Professors 1,860 $81,950
Medical Scientists 1,800 $102,310
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Biological Scientists 540 $93,750
Microbiologists 380 $91,940

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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