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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology in the Southwest Region

13 Ranked Colleges
520 Degrees Awarded
$28,998 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology is the 134th most popular major in the country with 4,566 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, microbiological sciences and immunology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,785 and had an average of $20,586 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 634 microbiological sciences and immunology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,998 and $20,797 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 520 microbiological sciences and immunology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in microbiological sciences and immunology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in microbiological sciences and immunology.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree microbiology students.

Top 13 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 81 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Texas Tech University

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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s microbiology students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 52 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Texas State

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at The University of Texas at El Paso

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 39 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UTSA Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

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

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of Arizona

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Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s microbiology students in 2020-2021.

Full SWOSU Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s microbiology degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at UT Arlington

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

With a ranking of #11, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s microbiology students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Northern Arizona University

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With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s microbiology students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Texas A&M College Station

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