by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region” ranking.
Microbiology is the 224th most popular major in the country with 2,911 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 114 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 $78,293 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in microbiology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their microbiology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s microbiology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Microbiology at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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