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Pennsylvania State University - University Park BS in Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

The main focus area for this major is Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology. 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 Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in microbiology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park BS in Microbiology

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The microbiology major at Penn State University Park 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.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 61
Most Focused Colleges for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 90

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Microbiology from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $726 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online BS in Microbiology?

Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Microbiology

19 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
63.2% Women
26.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 19 bachelor’s degrees in microbiology awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in microbiology in 2018-2019, 63.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.3% of the microbiology bachelor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 12
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

BS in Microbiology Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology 19

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to microbiological sciences and immunology.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 265
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 79
Pharmacology & Toxicology 11
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 284

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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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