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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 4,834 people earned their degree in microbiological sciences & immunology, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States. In , microbiological sciences & immunology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $33,785 and had an average of $21,879 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 160 microbiological sciences & immunology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,229 and $38,092 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 microbiological sciences & immunology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,302 and $25,698 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in microbiological sciences & immunology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their microbiological sciences & immunology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Pennsylvania” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania bachelor’s degree microbiology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Juniata College landed the #3 spot on the list. Juniata is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at Juniata
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keystone College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Microbiology Major in Pennsylvania list. Keystone College is a small school located in La Plume, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s microbiology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Keystone College Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Report
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