by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,911 people earned their degree in microbiology, making the major the 224th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 114 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 91 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in microbiology. That schools that top this list have a program in microbiology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree microbiology students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampshire College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hampshire College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s microbiology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Microbiology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #4 spot on the list. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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