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 University of California - Riverside. 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.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
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 UCR was ranked #52 on College Factual's Best Schools for microbiology list. It is also ranked #11 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCR.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,417 | $2,417 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,520 | $1,520 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,261 | $16,261 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,717 | $3,717 |
Learn more about UCR 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCR in Microbiology walked away with an average of $19,000 in student debt. That is 8% lower than the national average of $20,563.
microbiology who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCR make an average of $38,721 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% higher than the national average of $31,786.
UCR 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 UCR Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the microbiology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in microbiology at UCR in 2019-2020, 83.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Microbiology | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to microbiological sciences and immunology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 543 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 121 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 14 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 35 |
| Zoology | 7 |
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.
