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2026 Best Value Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in Illinois

[Microbiological Sciences & Immunology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/microbiological-sciences-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.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools to find the best return on investment for microbiological sciences & immunology students.

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• Best Value Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in Illinois

2026 Best Value Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools in Illinois

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

Best Value Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Schools

1

University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Champaign, IL

$18,267 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,778 Avg Student Debt

$81,054 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign tops our 2026 list of the best value microbiological sciences & immunology schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $18,267, with out-of-state students paying around $40,096. Microbiological Sciences & Immunology graduates carry a median of $20,778 in student loans. Early-career microbiological sciences & immunology graduates make about $57,461. Set against $20,778 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 42% of applicants are accepted.

2

University Of Chicago
Chicago, IL

$69,324 In-State Tuition & Fees

$15,854 Avg Student Debt

$91,885 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in microbiological sciences & immunology will find it at University Of Chicago, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $69,324 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $15,854 to complete the microbiological sciences & immunology program here. Early-career microbiological sciences & immunology graduates make about $81,002. Set against $15,854 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Chicago admits about 4% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced 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 · 7 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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.