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Microbiology at Columbia University in the City of New York

Microbiology at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study microbiology, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Microbiology section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Microbiology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Microbiology

Columbia Microbiology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in microbiology, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Microbiology Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the microbiology majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Microbiology Master’s Program

86% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in microbiology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Microbiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in microbiology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Microbiologists 680 $80,500

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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