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2022 Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s

9 Ranked Colleges
461 Degrees Awarded
$13,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology is the 473rd most popular major in the country with 854 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 461 medical microbiology and bacteriology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the medical microbiology and bacteriology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s

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

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical microbiology and bacteriology students in 2019-2020.

UW Oshkosh did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is $15,463 for bachelor’s degree medical microbiology and bacteriology students.

Read more about Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology at UW Oshkosh

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical microbiology and bacteriology students in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $8,355 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology students per year to attend USF Tampa.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full USF Tampa Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 210 bachelors’s medical microbiology and bacteriology degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology students per year to attend UF.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 more about Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology at UF

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $17,740 for bachelor’s degree medical microbiology and bacteriology students per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s medical microbiology and bacteriology degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #6 spot in our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montana State University is $19,202 for bachelor’s degree medical microbiology and bacteriology students.

Read more about Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology at Montana State University

#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s medical microbiology and bacteriology students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State is $16,173 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Mississippi State Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #8 spot in our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for bachelor’s degree medical microbiology and bacteriology students.

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

Auburn University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $24,104 for bachelor’s degree medical microbiology and bacteriology 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology at Auburn University

#9

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, Florida
#9 in overall quality

University of Florida-Online landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s medical microbiology and bacteriology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree medical microbiology and bacteriology students list, UF Online has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF Online is $7,492 for Bachelor’s Degree Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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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