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2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

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.

This year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the microbiology program at the school. 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree microbiology students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s microbiology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UW - La Crosse also took the #3 spot in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - La Crosse are $20,038.

Full UW - La Crosse Microbiology Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Microbiology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#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 #3 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 9 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Microbiology at UIUC

#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 Getting Aid list. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Microbiology at IU Bloomington

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also made our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read more about Microbiology at Michigan State

#2 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s microbiology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State Microbiology Report

#7 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 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 Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Read full report on Microbiology at Miami University - Oxford

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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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