2024 Best Microbiology Schools in the Plains States Region
9Colleges in the Plains States Region
209Microbiology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in microbiology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #224 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of microbiology. Combined, these schools handed out 209 degrees in microbiology to qualified students.
The microbiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Microbiology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for microbiology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Microbiology Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Microbiology in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of microbiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Kansas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in microbiology. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 37 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.
Washington University in St Louis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in microbiology. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in microbiology. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
Iowa State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in microbiology. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 34 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were roughly 26 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 47 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 25 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.
Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were roughly 23 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 27 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The microbiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Microbiology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for microbiology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
