Best colleges for Microbiological Sciences and Immunology in California
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the California programs in the federal field-of-study file, University of California-Berkeley leads: its Microbiological Sciences and Immunology graduates earn a median $103,546 four years after finishing, against the field's $62,582 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | $103,546 | +$40,964 |
| 2 | University of California-Santa Barbara | $90,061 | +$27,479 |
| 3 | San Francisco State University | $85,037 | +$22,455 |
| 4 | San Diego State University | $81,122 | +$18,540 |
| 5 | California State University-Chico | $74,888 | +$12,306 |
| 6 | University of California-Davis | $74,343 | +$11,761 |
| 7 | California State University-Long Beach | $73,988 | +$11,406 |
| 8 | University of California-Riverside | $72,295 | +$9,713 |
How big is the earnings gap between California Microbiological Sciences programs?
$31,251 separates the top and bottom of this list — $103,546 at University of California-Berkeley against $72,295 at University of California-Riverside, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do California Microbiological Sciences graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $40,964 above the $62,582 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.