Microbiology

Ranked in 2010, part of Biological Sciences

Microbiologists are often active in research institutions and universities after earning a graduate degree, and may also find employment in pharmaceutical companies and genetic engineering firms. These are the best science schools for microbiology.

Rank School name
#1 Harvard University

Boston, MA

#4 Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

#7 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

#2 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

#7 University of California–​Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

#4 University of California–​San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

#3 University of Wisconsin–​Madison

Madison, WI

#4 Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO

#7 Yale University

New Haven, CT

Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings by Bob Morse
Updates to 2 Schools' 2013 Best Colleges Ranks

University of Mary Hardin–Baylor and York College of Pennsylvania are now in the ‘Unranked’ category.

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