The 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 Kansas State University. 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.
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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 K -State was ranked #67 on College Factual's Best Schools for microbiology list. It is also ranked #2 in Kansas.
Here are some of the other rankings for K -State.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at K -State was $842 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $313 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,375 | $25,251 |
Fees | $1,065 | $1,065 |
Books and Supplies | $924 | $924 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,100 | $10,100 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,400 | $4,400 |
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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. Microbiology students who received their bachelor’s degree at K -State took out an average of $23,000 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $20,563.
microbiology who receive their bachelor’s degree from K -State make an average of $32,925 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $31,786.
K -State 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 K -State Online Learning page.
About 58.3% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.2% of the microbiology bachelor’s degrees at K -State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 16 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Microbiology | 24 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 90 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 26 |
Zoology | 27 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 130 |
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*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.
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