Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology

A program that focuses on the scientific study of pathogenic bacteria that are significant factors in causing or facilitating human disease. Includes instruction in the pathogenesis of bacterial diseases, bacterial genetics and physiology, bacterial anatomy and structure, antigens, bacterial reproduction, bacterial adhesion, phagocytes, and the identification of new or mutated bacteria and bacterial agents.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 34 institutions across the United States, with a total of 2964 degrees awarded annually.

Bachelor's Degrees

453

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

419

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

101

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,976

awards given

Top Schools for Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	1,581
2	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	204
3	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	117
4	Auburn University Auburn, AL	114
5	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	102
6	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	96
7	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	93
8	Georgetown University Washington, DC	63
9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	63
10	Regis University Denver, CO	54
11	Yale University New Haven, CT	45
12	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	42
13	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	42
14	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	39
15	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	39
16	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	33
17	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	27
18	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	27
19	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	24
20	George Washington University Washington, DC	24
21	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	24
22	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	21
23	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	18
24	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	15
25	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	15
26	Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	6
27	Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC	6
28	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	6
29	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Shreveport, LA	6
30	University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK	6
31	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	3
32	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	3
33	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	3
34	New York Medical College Valhalla, NY	3