by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SIUC was ranked #134 on College Factual's Best Schools for microbiology list. It is also ranked #5 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for SIUC.
Part-time undergraduates at SIUC paid an average of $320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,591 | $9,591 |
| Fees | $5,466 | $5,466 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,622 | $10,622 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,941 | $2,941 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SIUC in Microbiology walked away with an average of $28,000 in student debt. That is 36% higher than the national average of $20,563.
Online degrees for the SIUC 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 SIUC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 62.5% of the microbiology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.5% of the microbiology bachelor’s degrees at SIUC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Microbiology | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to microbiological sciences and immunology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 49 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 11 |
| Zoology | 41 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 22 |
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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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