2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Microbiology is the 224th most popular major in the country with 2,949 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 582 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 microbiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,633 and $152,837 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Top 9 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon Health & Science University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s microbiology students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Microbiology at Oregon Health & Science University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Microbiology at University of California - Davis
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 3 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Oregon State University Microbiology Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read full report on Microbiology at UC Berkeley
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UW Seattle Microbiology Report
University of California - Riverside ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Riverside is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of California - Riverside Microbiology Report
University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 1 doctorate’s microbiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 University of Hawaii at Manoa
California Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s microbiology students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%.
Read more about Microbiology at California Institute of Technology
Washington State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 doctorate’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Microbiology at Washington State University
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
