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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$36,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 427 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in microbiology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great microbiology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree microbiology students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 9 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Microbiology at UW - Madison

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 7 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Microbiology Report

#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.

Full IU Bloomington Microbiology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

Miami University - Oxford also made our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Microbiology at Miami University - Oxford

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 7 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

Full Michigan State Microbiology Report

#4 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s microbiology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State Microbiology Report

#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

University of Chicago landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s microbiology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UChicago Microbiology Report

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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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