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2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Microbiology is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 2,913 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 427 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - La Crosse, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse are $20,038.

Read full report on Microbiology at UW - La Crosse

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 15 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Read full report on Microbiology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 9 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Microbiology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s microbiology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. 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 Indiana University - Bloomington Microbiology Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree microbiology students list, Michigan State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State Microbiology Report

#7 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Miami University - Oxford, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Full Miami University - Oxford Microbiology Report

#2 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State also made our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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