2025 Best Microbiology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

a bachelor's degree in microbiology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #132 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Microbiology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 92 bachelor's degrees in microbiology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

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 microbiology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other microbiology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor'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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized microbiology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for microbiology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The microbiology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Microbiology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Microbiology in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in microbiology.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Microbiology

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

78 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in microbiology. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in microbiology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

14 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Washington State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in microbiology. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman.More information about a bachelor’s in microbiology from Washington State University

Best Microbiology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Microbiology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	359
Oregon	343	42
Hawaii	172	13

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Microbiology Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Microbiological Sciences & Immunology area of study, Microbiology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.