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CIP PROGRAM: 26.0502
Microbiology, General.

Summary: A program that focuses on the scientific study of unicellular organisms and colonies, and subcellular genetic matter and their ecological interactions with human beings and other life. Includes instruction in microbial genetics, cell biology, cell physiology, virology, pathogenic microbiology, environmental microbiology, immunology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and laboratory methods including microscopy.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 11 2495 200
2021 6 2495 199
2022 9 2505 177
2023 5 2499 206
2024 7 2331 233
Change -54.55% +0.16% +3.00%

Related CIPs

26 BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
26.05 Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.
26.0502 Microbiology, General.
26.0503 Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology.
26.0504 Virology.
26.0505 Parasitology.
26.0506 Mycology.
26.0507 Immunology.
26.0508 Microbiology and Immunology.
26.0509 Infectious Disease and Global Health.
26.0599 Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Microbiology, General.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Arizona State University Campus Immersion62 -22.06%
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus8 -55.56%
Brigham Young University97 -12.61%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo24 -57.89%
California State University-Chico16 -34.48%
California State University-Long Beach22 +61.11%
California State University-Los Angeles13 -55.26%
Clemson University38 -3.51%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins41 -29.17%
East Tennessee State University12 -
Grand Valley State University2 -
Idaho State University6 -69.23%
Indiana University-Bloomington12 -17.65%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla15 +122.22%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon6 -9.09%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo14 -
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro17 +38.46%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce5 -
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German10 +35.00%
Iowa State University32 -17.65%
Kansas State University27 -20.00%
Keystone College1 -50.00%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College23 -25.00%
Miami University-Oxford23 +4.55%
Michigan State University39 -3.85%
Montana State University Billings3 -50.00%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh32 +20.51%
North Dakota State University-Main Campus14 +5.26%
Northern Arizona University29 -25.00%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana8 +250.00%
Ohio State University-Main Campus41 +5.56%
Ohio University-Main Campus5 -
Ohio Wesleyan University5 +75.00%
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus60 +7.25%
Oregon State University29 -53.23%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick19 -22.73%
Saint Joseph's University1 -
San Diego State University28 -24.24%
South Dakota State University5 +87.50%
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale8 -22.22%
Southwestern Oklahoma State University2 -
Texas A & M University-College Station35 -36.00%
Texas State University39 -4.76%
Texas Tech University52 +59.18%
The University of Alabama17 +88.89%
The University of Montana4 -70.00%
The University of Texas at Arlington27 +39.13%
The University of Texas at El Paso21 -20.00%
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus12 +60.00%
University of Arizona53 -13.73%
University of California-Berkeley58 +7.32%
University of California-Davis76 +35.94%
University of California-Riverside35 +140.00%
University of California-San Diego61 +27.50%
University of California-Santa Barbara49 +8.57%
University of Georgia32 +20.69%
University of Hawaii at Manoa6 -29.41%
University of Idaho6 -51.61%
University of Iowa25 +61.11%
University of Kansas54 +13.51%
University of Maine21 -23.08%
University of Massachusetts-Amherst72 +4.76%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor28 -41.82%
University of Michigan-Dearborn4 +66.67%
University of Missouri-Columbia13 -
University of Nebraska-Lincoln41 -
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus30 -14.29%
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus48 +67.86%
University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo116 +4.85%
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao38 -14.89%
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez92 +14.29%
University of Vermont23 +44.44%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus78 +10.47%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse19 +19.35%
University of Wisconsin-Madison53 +5.71%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee7 +20.00%
University of Wyoming22 -7.41%
Utah Valley University3 -
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University25 -7.69%
Wagner College6 -
Washington State University14 -3.70%
Washington University in St Louis18 +233.33%
Weber State University44 -28.57%