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2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
248 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,913 people earned their degree in microbiology, making the major the 223rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 308 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 248 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in microbiology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality microbiology programs that also have a lower cost than 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 microbiology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s microbiology degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $9,887 for southeast region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Microbiology at North Carolina State University

#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $14,010 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Microbiology at Virginia Tech

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $10,241 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Full UGA Microbiology Report

#4

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. East Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,703 for southeast region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend East Tennessee State University.

Full East Tennessee State University Microbiology Report

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s microbiology degrees to 57 students in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Clemson University is $14,413 for southeast region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 Microbiology at Clemson

#8 in overall quality

Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. NSU is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 2 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NSU is $11,590 for southeast region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full NSU Microbiology Report

#6 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,126 for southeast region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Microbiology at Louisiana State University

#8

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Alabama is $19,863 for southeast region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Microbiology at UA

#9

Methodist University

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Methodist University is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

Methodist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Methodist University is $30,167 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Microbiology at Methodist University

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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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