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2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

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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 Far Western US region, there were 785 microbiological sciences and immunology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,820 and $18,858 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 microbiological sciences and immunology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in microbiological sciences and immunology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great microbiological sciences and immunology programs and cost less that 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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree microbiology students.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 8 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294.

Full UW Seattle Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s microbiology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of California - Davis

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s microbiology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of California - Los Angeles

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 16 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree microbiology students list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of California - Berkeley

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686.

Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of California - Riverside

#8 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s microbiology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#9 in overall quality

Oregon State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s microbiology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oregon State University Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also took the #6 spot in our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Read full report on Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at UH Manoa

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Oregon Health & Science University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon Health & Science University is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 2 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

OHSU also made our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon Health & Science University are $27,692, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oregon Health & Science University Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

#9

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s microbiology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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