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2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 132 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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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Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 8 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers New Brunswick is $26,914 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Microbiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Microbiology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#2

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Sciences landed the #2 spot on the list. University of the Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

USciences not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $35,766 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend USciences.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full USciences Microbiology Report

#3

Wagner College

Staten Island, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wagner College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Wagner is a private not-for-profit institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wagner did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $36,335 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Microbiology students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Wagner College.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Microbiology at Wagner

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is $28,358 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Pitt Microbiology Report

#5

Keystone College

La Plume, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keystone College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in La Plume, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s microbiology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Keystone College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Keystone College is $35,189 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Microbiology at Keystone College

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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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