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2025 Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in the New England Region

5 Colleges in the New England Region
225 Microbiology Degrees Awarded
$40,059 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in microbiological sciences & immunology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #134 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for microbiological sciences & immunology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 225 degrees in microbiological sciences & immunology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Microbiological Sciences & Immunology School

Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in the New England Region Your choice of microbiological sciences & immunology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for microbiological sciences & immunology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Microbiology
Master's Degrees in Microbiology
Doctor's Degrees in Microbiology

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Microbiological Sciences & Immunology in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of microbiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Microbiology

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
33 Microbiology Degrees Awarded

Yale University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

Every student pursuing a degree in microbiological sciences & immunology needs to check out Tufts University. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were about 9 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
89 Microbiology Degrees Awarded
10.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great option for students interested in a degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst. This university ranks 10th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 89 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the microbiological sciences & immunology program at University of Massachusetts Amherst get $11,706 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT
46.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in microbiological sciences & immunology needs to check out University of Vermont. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were roughly 26 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ME

UMaine is a large public university located in the suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were roughly 13 microbiological sciences & immunology students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year.

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Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Colleges by State

Explore the best microbiological sciences & immunology schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 110
Connecticut 241 60
New Hampshire 210 15
Maine 202 14
Vermont 194 14

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Microbiological Sciences & Immunology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Microbiology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Microbiology 132
Immunology 36
Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 19
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology 17
Virology 13
Microbiology & Immunology 8

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 5,717
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 1,383
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,265
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 1,003
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 645
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 563
Biotechnology 481
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 418
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 244
Zoology 223

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