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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Plains States region, there were 228 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree microbiology students with aid list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Microbiology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 4 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Microbiology Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 3 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State University Microbiology Report

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Microbiology at South Dakota State

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Microbiology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree microbiology students with aid list, KU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Microbiology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read more about Microbiology at University of Kansas

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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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