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2023 Best Value Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$34,767 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,632 Avg Salary

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

Microbiological Sciences & Immunology is the #136 most popular major in the country with 4,566 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for microbiology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for microbiological sciences and immunology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NC State also did well on our Best Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.

UNC Chapel Hill excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAB is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Microbiological Sciences & Immunology at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#5

Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Alabama State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value microbiological sciences and immunology schools in the Southeast Region . Alabama State is a small public school located in the city of Montgomery.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alabama State are $17,572 a year.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for microbiological sciences and immunology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GMU are $37,956 a year.

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#7

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for microbiological sciences and immunology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.

Vanderbilt also made our Best Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree microbiological sciences and immunology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.

UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofL are $27,839 a year.

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Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VCU are $29,546 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, VCU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Microbiology Science & Immunology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Colleges by State

Explore the best microbiological sciences and immunology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 42
Virginia 61
North Carolina 62
Florida 450
Tennessee 37
Kentucky 13
South Carolina 55
Louisiana 46
Arkansas 3
Alabama 101
Mississippi 33
West Virginia 26

One of 14 majors within the area of study, microbiological sciences and immunology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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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