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

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 308 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in microbiology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality microbiology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the microbiology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Southeast Region

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s microbiology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.

Read full report on Microbiology at Clemson University

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Microbiology at North Carolina State University

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Microbiology at UGA

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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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