2026 Best Value Microbiology & Immunology Schools in the The Plains States Region
[Microbiology & Immunology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/microbiological-sciences-immunology/microbiology-and-immunology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for microbiology & immunology students.
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2026 Best Value Microbiology & Immunology Schools in the The Plains States Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the microbiology & immunology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Microbiology & Immunology Schools
For return on investment in microbiology & immunology, no school beat University Of Minnesota Twin Cities this year. Located in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $17,214, compared with $38,362 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $23,685 to complete the microbiology & immunology program here. Microbiology & Immunology graduates of University Of Minnesota Twin Cities earn a median of $37,068 early in their careers. Set against $23,685 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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