2025 Best Microbiology Schools in the Plains States Region
8Colleges in the Plains States Region
241Microbiology 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.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Microbiology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 241 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Microbiology Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Microbiology in the Plains States 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.
Iowa State University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in microbiology. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 38 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in microbiology. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 35 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Kansas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in microbiology. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 44 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.
Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in microbiology. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 33 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were approximately 24 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 25 microbiology students who graduated with this degree at K -State 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. 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.
