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2026 Best Value Immunology Schools in California

[Immunology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/microbiological-sciences-immunology/immunology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for immunology students.

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• Best Value Immunology Schools in California

2026 Best Value Immunology Schools in California

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the immunology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Immunology Schools

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA

$65,910 In-State Tuition & Fees

$10,492 Avg Student Debt

$124,080 Median Earnings (10yr)

Stanford University tops our 2026 list of the best value immunology schools in California. Stanford University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford. Students from in state pay about $65,910 in tuition and fees. Immunology graduates carry a median of $10,492 in student loans. Early-career immunology graduates make about $100,827. Set against $10,492 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 4%.

2

University Of California Davis
Davis, CA

$15,804 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,000 Avg Student Debt

$80,838 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in immunology will find it at University Of California Davis, which ranked #2. University Of California Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,804, with out-of-state students paying around $47,692. Typical student debt for immunology graduates is $11,000. Early-career immunology graduates make about $46,005. That is a strong return on a $11,000 median debt. University Of California Davis admits about 42% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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 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.