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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
329 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 854 people earned their degree in medical microbiology and bacteriology, making the major the 473rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 531 medical microbiology and bacteriology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 329 medical microbiology and bacteriology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in medical microbiology and bacteriology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent medical microbiology and bacteriology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the medical microbiology and bacteriology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree medical microbiology and bacteriology students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 210 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree medical microbiology and bacteriology students with aid per year to attend UF.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology at UF

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree medical microbiology and bacteriology students with aid per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology at USF Tampa

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s medical microbiology and bacteriology degrees to qualified students.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology students with aid per year to attend Mississippi State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology at Mississippi State University

#4

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 39 bachelors’s medical microbiology and bacteriology degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $24,104 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Auburn Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Report

#5

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida-Online. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UF Online is a small public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 25 bachelors’s medical microbiology and bacteriology degrees in 2019-2020.

UF Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida-Online is $7,492 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology at UF Online

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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