Pathology/Experimental Pathology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #745 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Pathology/Experimental Pathology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 45 degrees in pathology/experimental pathology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Pathology/Experimental Pathology School
Your choice of pathology/experimental pathology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Pathology/Experimental Pathology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pathology/Experimental Pathology Rankings by Degree Level
The pathology/experimental pathology 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 Pathology/Experimental Pathology Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Pathology/Experimental Pathology in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the pathology/experimental pathology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Pathology/Experimental Pathology
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good option for students pursuing a degree in pathology/experimental pathology. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 7 pathology/experimental pathology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in pathology/experimental pathology needs to take a look at Case Western Reserve University. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. This university ranks 3rd out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 25 pathology/experimental pathology students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in pathology/experimental pathology has to check out University of Toledo. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 8 pathology/experimental pathology students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent data year.
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).