Suying Wang graduated from Shanxi Normal University with a bachelor's degree in biological education in July 1984, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University with a master's degree in microbiology in July 1987, China Agricultural University with a master's degree in microbiology in June 1988, and China Agricultural University with a Doctor of Science degree in microbiology in 1995. She was a 2004 Visiting Scholar, School of Molecular Biology, Griffith University, Australia.