Microbiology 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 Microbiology section at the bottom of this page.
Virginia Tech Microbiology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology
Virginia Tech Microbiology Rankings
The microbiology major at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the microbiology majors at Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech Microbiology Bachelor’s Program
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.
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 |
Related Majors
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 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 1,270 | $133,360 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.