Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a microbiology school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's microbiology program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received their master's degree in microbiology.

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

GMU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Microbiology
• Doctorate Degree in Microbiology

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GMU offers distance education options for microbiology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GMU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in microbiology, making the school the #83 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Microbiology Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the microbiology majors at George Mason University.

GMU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a master’s in microbiology from GMU in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in microbiology each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a microbiology master's degree from GMU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• General Biology

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Biological Science Professors	1,860	$81,950
Medical Scientists	1,800	$102,310
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Biological Scientists	540	$93,750
Microbiologists	380	$91,940

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.