Microbiology at University of California - Davis

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

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year.

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

UC Davis Microbiology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology
• Master’s Degree in Microbiology

UC Davis Microbiology Rankings

Microbiology Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Microbiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of microbiology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in microbiology each year. UC Davis does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a microbiology master's degree from UC Davis, 75% 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 University of California - Davis with a master's in microbiology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Immunology

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Microbiologists	4,610	$102,340
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.