2025 Best Microbiology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
4Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
285Microbiology Degrees Awarded
A degree in microbiology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #224 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Microbiology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 285 degrees in microbiology annually.
The microbiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Microbiology rankings. For our Best Overall Microbiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The microbiology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Microbiology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.
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Best Schools for Microbiology in the Rocky Mountains Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the microbiology degree levels they offer.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Microbiology
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in microbiology. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were about 87 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you wish to pursue a degree in microbiology. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 101 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of Wyoming if you wish to pursue a degree in microbiology. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were approximately 25 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.
Weber State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in microbiology. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 40 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The microbiology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Microbiology rankings. For our Best Overall Microbiology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
