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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. 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.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
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 UMN Twin Cities was ranked #26 on College Factual's Best Schools for microbiology list. It is also ranked #1 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMN Twin Cities.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities paid an average of $1,216 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $512 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $13,318 | $31,616 |
Fees | $1,709 | $1,709 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,358 | $10,358 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,442 | $2,442 |
Learn more about UMN Twin Cities tuition and fees.
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 UMN Twin Cities in Microbiology walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 31% higher than the national average of $20,563.
microbiology who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMN Twin Cities make an average of $41,007 a year during the early days of their career. That is 29% higher than the national average of $31,786.
UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities Online Learning page.
About 60.5% of the students who received their BS in microbiology in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 60.0%.
Around 10.5% of microbiology bachelor’s degree recipients at UMN Twin Cities in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 32 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology | 38 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to microbiological sciences and immunology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
General Biology | 359 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 98 |
Botany/Plant Biology | 16 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 88 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 309 |
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.