2024 Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #44 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 doctor's degrees in microbiological sciences & immunology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on microbiological sciences & immunology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of microbiological sciences & immunology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt microbiological sciences & immunology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized microbiological sciences & immunology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for microbiological sciences & immunology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Microbiological Sciences & Immunology in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology.

Top Missouri Schools for a Doctorate in Microbiology

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

21 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Washington University in St Louis if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in microbiological sciences & immunology from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

5 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology needs to take a look at University of Missouri - Columbia. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.More information about a doctorate in microbiological sciences & immunology from University of Missouri - Columbia

Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	120	14
Iowa	110	12
Kansas	97	6
Nebraska	70	0
North Dakota	68	1
South Dakota	45	1

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Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Microbiological Sciences & Immunology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Microbiology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Immunology	13
Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	8
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology	5
Microbiology & Immunology	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	15
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	15
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	15
General Biology	13
Genetics	13
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	5
Botany/Plant Biology	3
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	2

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.