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2025 Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
395 Microbiology Degrees Awarded
$40,059 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in microbiological sciences & immunology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #134 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for microbiological sciences & immunology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 395 degrees in microbiological sciences & immunology annually.

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Choosing a Great Microbiological Sciences & Immunology School

Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The microbiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for microbiological sciences & immunology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Microbiology
Master's Degrees in Microbiology
Doctor's Degrees in Microbiology

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of microbiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Microbiology

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Any student who is interested in microbiological sciences & immunology needs to take a look at Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Microbiology Degrees Awarded
$52,173 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 39 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the microbiological sciences & immunology program at Georgetown University earn $12,114 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
86 Microbiology Degrees Awarded
17.4% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in microbiological sciences & immunology needs to check out University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 86 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year. Microbiological Sciences & Immunology degree recipients from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus earn a boost of about $6,729 over the typical income of microbiological sciences & immunology graduates.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC
38 Microbiology Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in microbiological sciences & immunology has to check out George Washington University. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 38 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 18 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
33 Microbiology Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 33 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
31 Microbiology Degrees Awarded

Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 31 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 18th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 11 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Colleges by State

Explore the best microbiological sciences & immunology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 145
New York 333 95
Maryland 279 5
New Jersey 273 29
District of Columbia 188 71
Delaware 175 1

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One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Microbiological Sciences & Immunology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Microbiology Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Microbiology 144
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology 110
Microbiology & Immunology 108
Immunology 15
Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 12
Infectious Disease and Global Health 5
Parasitology 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 17,738
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 2,502
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 2,353
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 1,468
Biotechnology 1,113
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 923
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 917
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 774
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 695
Pharmacology & Toxicology 319

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