2025 Best Microbiology Schools in the Southeast Region
9Colleges in the Southeast Region
274Microbiology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in microbiology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #224 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for microbiology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 274 degrees in microbiology to qualified students.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for microbiology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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 Southeast Region.
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Best Schools for Microbiology in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of microbiology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you wish to pursue a degree in microbiology. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in microbiology has to take a look at North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were about 53 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.
Clemson University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in microbiology. Located in the midsize suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 60 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.
University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in microbiology. UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 46 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 24 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
UAB is a fairly large public university located in the city of Birmingham. This university ranks 4th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 12 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 17 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.
Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge. This university ranks 2nd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were roughly 15 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent year we have data available.
ETSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Johnson City. This university ranks 11th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 23 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent data year.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for microbiology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
