Immunology

A program that focuses on scientific study of the biological mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of disease, host-pathogen interactions, and host response to disease. Includes instruction in antigen and antibody structure and function, effector mechanisms, receptors, histocompatibility, host-pathogen recognition, disease modeling, autoimmune systems, antibody formation, cytotoxic responses, regulation of immune response, virulence determinants, intercellular signaling, immunosuppression, immunotherapy, immunogenetics, disease markers, transplantation, antibody humanization, and microbial pathogenesis.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 25 institutions across the United States, with a total of 651 degrees awarded annually.

Bachelor's Degrees

19

degrees awarded

Master's Degrees

49

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

149

degrees awarded

Other Awards

434

awards given

Top Schools for Immunology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Yale University
New Haven, CT
111
2 Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
63
3 University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
57
4 Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Rochester, MN
36
5 University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
36
6 Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
30
7 University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
27
8 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX
27
9 University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
24
10 University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
24
11 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
24
12 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
24
13 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
21
14 Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY
21
15 West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
18
16 Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
15
17 Stanford University
Stanford, CA
15
18 University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
12
19 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
12
20 Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
12
21 Duke University
Durham, NC
9
22 Tufts University
Medford, MA
9
23 Iowa State University
Ames, IA
9
24 University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
9
25 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
6