by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Virginia Commonwealth University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in microbiology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at VCU paid an average of $1,448 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $707 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,703 | $26,041 |
| Fees | $2,497 | $3,187 |
Online degrees for the VCU microbiology doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the VCU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 28.6% of the microbiology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.3%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in microbiology at VCU in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| 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 | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to microbiological sciences and immunology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 7 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 5 |
| Genetics | 5 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 2 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 9 |
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.