2025 Best Microbiology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

a bachelor's degree in microbiology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #132 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Microbiology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 31 bachelor's degrees in microbiology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to microbiology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other microbiology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized microbiology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for microbiology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Microbiology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Microbiology in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in microbiology.

Top Missouri Schools for a Bachelor's in Microbiology

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

18 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Washington University in St Louis if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in microbiology. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in microbiology from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

13 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in microbiology has to take a look at University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in microbiology from University of Missouri - Columbia

Best Microbiology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Microbiology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Iowa	403	46
Kansas	352	58
Nebraska	331	27
North Dakota	251	20
South Dakota	237	16

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Microbiology Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Microbiological Sciences & Immunology area of study, Microbiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.