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2025 Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges in Pennsylvania
160 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 160 degrees in microbiological sciences & immunology annually.

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Choosing a Great Microbiological Sciences & Immunology School

Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of microbiological sciences & immunology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degree Level

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

The microbiology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania Schools in Microbiology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
86 Microbiology Degrees Awarded
17.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 6th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 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 receive an earnings boost of about $6,729 above the average earnings of microbiological sciences & immunology majors.

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

It is difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 5 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn 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

It's hard to beat Drexel University if you want to pursue a degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

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

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Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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Microbiological Sciences & Immunology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Microbiology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology 57
Microbiology 56
Microbiology & Immunology 41
Immunology 6

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 4,508
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 909
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 766
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 552
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 286
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 196
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 194
Biotechnology 121
Genetics 110
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 79

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