2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology in North Carolina

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in North Carolina” 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 North Carolina, there were 63 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent microbiology programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Microbiology at NC State

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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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