The main focus area for this major is Microbiology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - Berkeley. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in microbiology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UC Berkeley is in the top 10% of the country for microbiology. More specifically it was ranked #13 out of 153 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in California.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
Fees | $2,870 | $2,870 |
Books and Supplies | $1,091 | $1,091 |
On Campus Room and Board | $20,530 | $20,530 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,595 | $5,595 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Microbiology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley took out an average of $14,500 in student loans. That is 29% lower than the national average of $20,563.
microbiology who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley make an average of $36,132 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% higher than the national average of $31,786.
Online degrees for the UC Berkeley microbiology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in microbiology in 2019-2020, 59.0% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 60.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in microbiology at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020, 61.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 15 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Microbiology | 39 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 233 |
Botany/Plant Biology | 16 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 724 |
Pharmacology & Toxicology | 1 |
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*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.