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

3 Ranked Colleges
85 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England 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. 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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,913 people earned their degree in microbiology, making the major the 223rd most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 112 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 85 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the microbiology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts Amherst is $24,051 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Microbiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Microbiology Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 11 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #3 spot in our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $20,312 for new england region bachelor’s degree microbiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Microbiology at UMaine

#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 19 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Microbiology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Vermont is $21,595 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Microbiology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Vermont 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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