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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in microbiology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Colorado State was ranked #61 on College Factual's Best Schools for microbiology list. It is also ranked #1 in Colorado.
Here are some of the other rankings for Colorado State.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Colorado State paid an average of $1,407 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $428 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,426 | $28,147 |
Fees | $2,388 | $2,388 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,787 | $10,787 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,665 | $1,665 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Colorado State in Microbiology walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 22% higher than the national average of $20,563.
microbiology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Colorado State make an average of $33,993 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $31,786.
Colorado State does not offer an online option for its microbiology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Colorado State Online Learning page.
About 62.7% of the students who received their BS in microbiology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.3% of the microbiology bachelor’s degrees at Colorado State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 55 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Microbiology | 75 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 291 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 44 |
Zoology | 194 |
Biotechnology | 25 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 75 |
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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.
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