2025 Best Microbiology Schools in Tennessee

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of microbiology. Combined, these schools handed out 39 degrees in microbiology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Microbiology Schools List

Microbiology Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Microbiology Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Microbiology in Tennessee

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.

Top Tennessee Schools in Microbiology

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

62.5% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult 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.More information about a degree in microbiology from Vanderbilt University

2

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

East Tennessee State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in microbiology. ETSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Johnson City.More information about a degree in microbiology from East Tennessee State University

Best Microbiology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Microbiology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	710	47
Georgia	690	42
Virginia	630	21
South Carolina	530	55
Alabama	500	38
Louisiana	489	19

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Microbiology Related Rankings by Major

Microbiology is one of 8 different types of Microbiological Sciences & Immunology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology	11

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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.