{"id":138,"date":"2021-07-13T20:31:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T20:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2025-12-11T20:25:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:25:36","slug":"degree-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/degree-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Degree Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

NC State offers four graduate degrees in microbiology: Doctorate (Ph.D.), Master’s of Science (M.S.), Master’s of Microbiology (M.M.), and Master’s of Microbial Biotechnology (MMB). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about each of our microbiology graduate programs via the links below. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Ph.D.<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

Our doctoral degree emphasizes research and training for professional careers in science and research leadership.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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M.S.<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

The Master’s of Science is research degree available for students interested in careers in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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M.M.<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

The Master’s of Microbiology is a non-thesis, course-intensive graduate degree, suitable for individuals already employed in government and industry.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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MMB<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

The Master’s of Microbial Biotechnology is a two-year, cross-disciplinary, non-thesis degree that provides students with dual training in microbiology and business.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Undergraduate Degree<\/h2>

Get your Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from NC State. <\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Join the Pack!<\/h2>

Review our admission requirements and apply now!<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NC State offers four graduate degrees in microbiology: Doctorate (Ph.D.), Master’s of Science (M.S.), Master’s of Microbiology (M.M.), and Master’s of Microbial Biotechnology (MMB). Learn more about each of our microbiology graduate programs via the links below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/floating-box-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"backgroundColor\":\"green_400\",\"boxPosition\":\"right\",\"ctaNum\":\"one\",\"useCTA\":false,\"imageURL\":\"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/07\/nathan-081-1-scaled.jpg\",\"imageID\":203}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-138","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405,"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138\/revisions\/2405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/units.cals.ncsu.edu\/microbiology-graduate-program\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}