2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Microbiology in California

A master's degree in microbiology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #388 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for microbiology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4 master's degrees in microbiology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Microbiology School for Your Master's Degree

The microbiology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Microbiology in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for microbiology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for microbiology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Microbiology in California

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Microbiology Students Working on Their Master's

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California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in microbiology needs to check out California State University - Long Beach. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in microbiology in California.

There were about 1 microbiology individuals who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in microbiology from California State University - Long Beach

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San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

San Diego State University is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in microbiology. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in microbiology in California.

There were roughly 1 microbiology individuals who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in microbiology from San Diego State University

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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in microbiology needs to take a look at University of California - Riverside. UCR is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Riverside. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in microbiology in California.

There were about 1 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in microbiology from University of California - Riverside

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in microbiology needs to take a look at University of California - Berkeley. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in microbiology in California.

There were about 1 microbiology individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in microbiology from University of California - Berkeley

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University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. More information about a master’s in microbiology from University of California - Davis

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San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in microbiology from San Jose State University

Best Microbiology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Microbiology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	408	0
Oregon	282	6
Hawaii	112	0

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Microbiology Related Rankings by Major

Microbiology is one of 7 different types of Microbiological Sciences & Immunology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Microbiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Microbiology & Immunology	16
Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	2
Immunology	1

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.