Microbiologists

Investigate the growth, structure, development, and other characteristics of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, algae, or fungi. Includes medical microbiologists who study the relationship between organisms and disease or the effects of antibiotics on microorganisms.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences(masters)Duke University, NC

$171,112

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)University of California-San Francisco, CA

$117,339

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Johns Hopkins University, MD

$84,470

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

$83,835

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences(doctoral)University of Pennsylvania, PA

$75,452

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology(masters)Drexel University, PA

$72,281

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Drexel University, PA

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Brown University, RI

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Dartmouth College, NH

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)CUNY City College, NY

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Arizona State University Campus Immersion, AZ

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Clemson University, SC

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)California Institute of Technology, CA

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Boise State University, ID

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Cornell University, NY

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)CUNY Graduate School and University Center, NY

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Colorado State University-Fort Collins, CO

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Clark University, MA

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Baylor College of Medicine, TX

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Brandeis University, MA

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Case Western Reserve University, OH

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Carnegie Mellon University, PA

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY

$71,218

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)Augusta University, GA

$71,218