2022 Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region” 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 Plains States region, there were 48 medical microbiology and bacteriology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 medical microbiology and bacteriology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality medical microbiology and bacteriology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the medical microbiology and bacteriology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #1 spot in our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Report

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read full report on Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology at University of Kansas

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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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