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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Microbiology is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 2,913 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 541 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in microbiology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent microbiology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the microbiology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Microbiology at University of California - Berkeley

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s microbiology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Microbiology at University of California - Riverside

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Read full report on Microbiology at University of California - Davis

#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Microbiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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