2025 Best Microbiology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a doctor's degree in microbiology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #88 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for microbiology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 39 doctor's degrees in microbiology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to microbiology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other microbiology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized microbiology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for microbiology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Microbiology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Microbiology in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in microbiology.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Microbiology

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt University is a great choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in microbiology. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in microbiology from Vanderbilt University

2

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in microbiology. UAB is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.More information about a doctorate in microbiology from University of Alabama at Birmingham

Best Microbiology Colleges by State

Explore the best microbiology schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	190	5
Georgia	190	18
Tennessee	150	5
Alabama	139	17
South Carolina	135	0

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Microbiology Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Microbiological Sciences & Immunology area of study, Microbiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Microbiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology	64
Microbiology & Immunology	12
Immunology	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.