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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 2,949 people earned their degree in microbiology, making the major the 224th most popular in the United States.
Across Ohio, there were 116 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,342 and $24,284 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in microbiology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their microbiology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Wesleyan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio list. Ohio Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Delaware, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s microbiology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s microbiology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s microbiology degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio ranking. OHIO Chillicothe is a public institution located in Chillicothe, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Microbiology Report
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. OHIO Zanesville is a small public school situated in Zanesville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s microbiology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Microbiology at University of Akron Main Campus
With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Ironton, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s microbiology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Lancaster Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Ohio list. This small school is located in Lancaster, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Microbiology at Ohio University - Lancaster Campus
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