by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Microbiology Major for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,911 people earned their degree in microbiology, making the major the 224th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Microbiology Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in microbiology. To top this list, a school must have a successful microbiology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree microbiology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Microbiology Major for an Associate. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Microbiology Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Humacao Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Humacao Community College is located in Humacao, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Microbiology Major for an Associate list. NIC is a public institution located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fullerton College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Microbiology Major for an Associate list. Located in Fullerton, California, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s microbiology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cerritos College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Microbiology Major for an Associate list. Norwalk, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s microbiology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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