2024 Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master's Degree Schools

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #140 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 66 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 631 master's degrees in microbiological sciences & immunology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Microbiological Sciences & Immunology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of microbiological sciences & immunology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality microbiology program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to microbiological sciences & immunology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other microbiological sciences & immunology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt microbiological sciences & immunology students go into to obtain their master'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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Microbiological Sciences & Immunology in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for microbiological sciences & immunology students seeking a a master's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Master's in Microbiology

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

44 Annual Graduates

$48,620 Median Starting Salary

Georgetown University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology master's degree recipients from Georgetown University get an earnings boost of approximately $4,179 over the average earnings of microbiological sciences & immunology majors.

More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from Georgetown University

2

Yale University
New Haven, CT

35 Annual Graduates

Yale University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from Yale University

3

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

110 Annual Graduates

$43,995 Median Starting Salary

University of Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Students who graduate with their master's from the microbiology program report average early career income of $43,995.

More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from University of Florida

4

Duke University
Durham, NC

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology needs to check out Duke University. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from Duke University

5

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

15 Annual Graduates

$61,258 Median Starting Salary

UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology master's degree recipients from University of Massachusetts Amherst receive an earnings boost of about $16,817 over the average income of microbiological sciences & immunology graduates.

More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from University of Massachusetts Amherst

6

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

13 Annual Graduates

UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from University of Wisconsin - Madison

7

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from Stanford University

8

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

9

George Washington University
Washington, DC

18 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from George Washington University

10

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from Cornell University

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology students that almost earned our Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank	College	Location
11	University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus	Pittsburgh, PA
12	University of California - Davis	Davis, CA
12	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY
13	Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH
13	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI
14	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA
15	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	Minneapolis, MN
16	University of Washington - Seattle Campus	Seattle, WA

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology by Region

View the Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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 Microbiology

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Microbiology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology	240
Microbiology	177
Microbiology & Immunology	108
Immunology	60
Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	30
Infectious Disease and Global Health	11
Parasitology	5

Majors Similar to Microbiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	6,968
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	2,134
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	1,932
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	1,686
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	1,552
Biotechnology	1,461
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	840
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	681
Pharmacology & Toxicology	459
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	449

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.