2024 Best Parasitology Schools

If you're seeking a degree in parasitology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1371 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Parasitology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 degrees in parasitology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Parasitology Schools List

Pick Your Parasitology Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Parasitology Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Parasitology in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the parasitology degree levels they offer.

Top Schools in Parasitology

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in parasitology has to look into Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in parasitology from Cornell University

2

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Any student pursuing a degree in parasitology has to take a look at Tulane University of Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in parasitology from Tulane University of Louisiana

Parasitology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Parasitology

Parasitology is one of 8 different types of Microbiological Sciences & Immunology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Microbiology	2,911
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology	797
Microbiology & Immunology	407
Immunology	210
Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	208
Virology	15
Infectious Disease and Global Health	13

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.