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2023 Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,244 people earned a degree or certificate in microbiological sciences and immunology, making the major the #126 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 121 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Microbiological Sciences & Immunology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for microbiological sciences and immunology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in microbiology at WUSTL, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 121 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the microbiology majors at the school.

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Out of the 121 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

About 53% of the students majoring in microbiology at the school are women while 47% are male.

Full Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 121 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in microbiology at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular microbiological sciences and immunology schools in the United States. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

Of the 17 students majoring in microbiology at Yale, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for microbiological sciences and immunology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

About 65% of the students majoring in microbiology at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for microbiological sciences and immunology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 47% of the microbiology majors at the school.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for microbiological sciences and immunology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

About 19% of the students majoring in microbiology at the school are women while 81% are male.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in microbiology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for microbiological sciences and immunology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

About 53% of the students majoring in microbiology at the school are women while 47% are male.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree microbiological sciences and immunology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in microbiology at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#12

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #12, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for microbiological sciences and immunology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in microbiology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#12

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for microbiological sciences and immunology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 42% of the microbiology majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree microbiological sciences and immunology programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 82% of the students majoring in microbiology at the school are women while 18% are male.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UTHealth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 64% of the microbiology majors at the school.

Full Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in microbiology at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#14

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 11 students majoring in microbiology at UF, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#14

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree microbiological sciences and immunology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 82% of the microbiology majors at the school.

Full Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of Rochester Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Microbiology Science & Immunology students that almost earned our Most Popular Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX
19 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
19 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
19 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
23 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
24 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
24 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
24 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
24 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 schools only.

  • 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.

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