2025 Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #140 out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for microbiological sciences & immunology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 master's degrees in microbiological sciences & immunology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to microbiological sciences & immunology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other microbiological sciences & immunology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt microbiological sciences & immunology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized microbiological sciences & immunology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for microbiological sciences & immunology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Microbiological Sciences & Immunology in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Microbiology

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

15 Annual Graduates

University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from University of Southern California

2

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

10 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Hawaii at Manoa if you want to pursue a master's degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in microbiological sciences & immunology from University of Hawaii at Manoa

Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Colleges by State

Explore the best microbiological sciences & immunology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	25
Washington	183	0
Oregon	158	3
Hawaii	85	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Microbiology

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Microbiology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Microbiology	20
Microbiology & Immunology	15
Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology	6

Most Popular Majors Related to Microbiology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	835
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	307
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	169
Biotechnology	142
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	105
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	94
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	87
Genetics	79
Pharmacology & Toxicology	47
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	41

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.