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2025 Best Microbiology Schools in Texas

5 Colleges in Texas
248 Microbiology 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 5 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for microbiology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 248 degrees in microbiology annually.

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Choosing a Great Microbiology School

Best Microbiology Schools in Texas 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.

Microbiology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Microbiology
Master's Degrees in Microbiology
Doctor's Degrees in Microbiology

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 Texas. 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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Microbiology in Texas

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 Texas Schools in Microbiology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX

Every student who is interested in microbiology has to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in microbiology from Texas A&M University - College Station

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
88 Microbiology Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in microbiology has to take a look at Texas Tech University. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 88 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in microbiology from Texas Tech University

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
60 Microbiology Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in microbiology has to check out Texas State University. Texas State is a very large public university located in the small city of San Marcos. This university ranks 16th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 60 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in microbiology from Texas State University

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
32 Microbiology Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas at Arlington is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in microbiology. UT Arlington is a very large public university located in the city of Arlington. This university ranks 12th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 32 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in microbiology from The University of Texas at Arlington

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

UTEP is a very large public university located in the city of El Paso. This university ranks 49th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 28 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in microbiology from The University of Texas at El Paso

Best Microbiology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 670 126
Oklahoma 565 155

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Microbiology & Immunology 53
Immunology 17
Virology 3

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