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2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 427 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in microbiology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great microbiology programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree microbiology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Microbiology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

UW - La Crosse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse are $20,038, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Microbiology at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Microbiology at Ohio State

#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Microbiology at IU Bloomington

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Microbiology Report

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s microbiology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Microbiology at Michigan State University

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Miami University - Oxford, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Miami University - Oxford Microbiology Report

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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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