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

5 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 506 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in microbiology. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s microbiology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree microbiology students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Microbiology at Texas A&M College Station

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Tech Microbiology Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Microbiology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Full University of Oklahoma Microbiology Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 2 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Microbiology at ASU - Tempe

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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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