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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region

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31 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 4,566 people earned their degree in microbiological sciences and immunology, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States. 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 Far Western US region, there were 829 microbiological sciences and immunology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,515 and $17,953 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 microbiological sciences and immunology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in microbiological sciences and immunology. That schools that top this list have a program in microbiological sciences and immunology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology in the Far Western US Region

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is located in Loma Linda, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Loma Linda University Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 17 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at USC

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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UH Manoa Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Oregon State University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 3 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at California State University - Long Beach

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Berkeley Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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San Diego State University
San Diego, California

San Diego State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. SDSU is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at SDSU

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San Jose State University
San Jose, California

San Jose State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s microbiology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at San Jose State University

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University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 85 degrees to qualified masters’s microbiology students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of California - Davis Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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University of California - Riverside came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 29 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 California - Riverside Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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Oregon Health & Science University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oregon Health & Science University is a small public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 5 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Oregon Health & Science University

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 88 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UW Seattle Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Washington State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 35 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Wazzu

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University of California - Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of California - Irvine Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 139 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

With a ranking of #8, Stanford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 17 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Stanford

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