2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Microbiology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #93 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 doctor's degrees in microbiology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Microbiology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in microbiology matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Microbiology in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality microbiology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Microbiology Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for microbiology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Microbiology in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in microbiology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Microbiology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

Cornell University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in microbiology. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in microbiology in New York.

There were approximately 8 microbiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Howard University
Washington, DC

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DC

#1 Best Quality In DC

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in microbiology needs to look into Howard University. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in microbiology in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 7 microbiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in microbiology from Howard University

3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in microbiology. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in microbiology in New Jersey.

There were approximately 6 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in microbiology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maryland - Baltimore is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in microbiology. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

There were approximately 6 microbiology individuals who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in microbiology from University of Maryland - Baltimore

5

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in microbiology in New York.

There were roughly 4 microbiology individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in microbiology from Columbia University in the City of New York

6

New York University
New York, NY

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In NY

#3 Best Quality In NY

Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in microbiology in New York.

There were roughly 2 microbiology individuals who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in microbiology from New York University

7

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA

#1 Most Popular In PA

LECOM is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Erie. More information about a doctorate in microbiology from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Best Microbiology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular microbiology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	374	9
Pennsylvania	303	1
Maryland	179	10
New Jersey	158	8
District of Columbia	144	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Microbiology

One of 7 majors within the Microbiological Sciences & Immunology area of study, Microbiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Microbiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Microbiology & Immunology	47
Immunology	14
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology	13
Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.