by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology. 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 - Los Angeles. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in microbiology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. UCLA is in the top 10% of the country for microbiology. More specifically it was ranked #10 out of 153 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCLA.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $1,807 | $1,807 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,314 | $1,314 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,599 | $17,599 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,625 | $4,625 |
Learn more about UCLA tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Microbiology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCLA took out an average of $20,251 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $20,563.
The median early career salary of microbiology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCLA is $32,925 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $31,786.
UCLA 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 UCLA Online Learning page.
About 64.8% 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 67.2% of the microbiology bachelor’s degrees at UCLA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 56 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 128 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to microbiological sciences and immunology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 555 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 238 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 263 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 201 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 31 |
View All Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Related Majors >
*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.
