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2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology is the 139th most popular major in the country with 4,518 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, microbiological sciences and immunology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,830 and had an average of $22,960 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 596 microbiological sciences and immunology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,133 and $21,827 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 microbiological sciences and immunology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in microbiological sciences and immunology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality microbiological sciences and immunology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the microbiological sciences and immunology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree microbiology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s microbiology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

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#3 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of Oklahoma

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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