Bachelor's · Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's): earnings by school

152 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$43,572
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$65,097
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,395
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 110 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $60,501 and $73,506. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$61,491$90,694$5,765
Northeastern University MA$60,938$90,612$17,817
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$52,133$88,305$15,000
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$57,626$87,075$25,125
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$61,724$85,296$22,448
University of San Diego CA$65,140$83,380—
University of Kansas KS$53,479$81,568$20,500
Montclair State University NJ$52,941$81,519$20,358
University of Vermont VT$55,289$80,593$20,500
University of Maryland-College Park MD$52,198$80,470$13,000
Temple University PA$43,237$80,364$27,000
California State University-Long Beach CA$52,488$79,820$11,000
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$50,965$79,510$20,500
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$50,965$79,510$20,500
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$33,285$78,721$20,500
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$56,115$78,097—
California State University-East Bay CA—$77,863—
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$50,665$77,853$22,975
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks PA$47,090$77,336$26,182
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$47,090$77,336$26,182
Western Washington University WA$48,761$77,048$18,773
San Francisco State University CA$62,350$76,134$15,000
Portland State University OR$49,763$75,765—
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD$50,559$75,493$14,454
Boston College MA$43,395$75,274—
University of Delaware DE—$74,190$27,000
Stevenson University MD—$73,584—
University of California-Los Angeles CA$41,808$73,506$12,833
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$44,425$72,988$20,740
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA—$72,940$15,000
University of California-San Diego CA$47,239$72,491$15,500
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$52,108$71,136$18,500
University of California-Davis CA$46,241$70,754$11,036
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$50,019$70,343$21,357
Florida State University FL$31,119$69,875$18,426
University of Denver CO$39,045$69,725$15,500
Stockton University NJ$35,971$69,252$16,000
New York University NY$44,897$68,690$21,625
University of Colorado Boulder CO$49,275$68,488$17,849
California State University-Fullerton CA$43,901$68,170$15,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$26,349$67,925$19,000
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$37,720$67,783$18,751
Rowan University NJ$42,963$67,702$18,625
Loyola University Chicago IL$38,451$67,681$26,000
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$45,481$67,639$18,669
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$42,750$67,621$20,500
Drake University IA$37,787$67,547$23,000
California State University-Los Angeles CA$45,944$67,441$12,500
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$44,020$67,381$21,000
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$40,191$67,202$22,000
California State University-Sacramento CA$48,631$66,885$12,552
University of Arizona AZ$40,061$66,862$12,000
University of Missouri-St Louis MO$48,177$66,483$17,188
California State University-San Marcos CA$53,599$65,479—
Kansas State University KS—$65,122—
University of Iowa IA$43,576$65,072$22,898
Texas State University TX$50,334$64,830$17,900
Binghamton University NY$32,436$64,737$14,737
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$31,982$64,521$15,500
Cornell College IA$41,948$64,510$27,000
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$39,197$64,492$20,669
The University of Texas at Austin TX$35,266$64,145$19,500
Boston University MA$46,727$64,112$19,250
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg PA$47,704$63,707$23,000
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA$47,704$63,707$23,000
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$47,704$63,707$23,000
Michigan State University MI$43,040$63,419$20,847
Brigham Young University UT$40,236$63,291$7,534
University of Nevada-Reno NV—$63,239$10,518
Iowa State University IA$46,267$63,026$21,117
Texas Tech University TX$27,560$63,013$25,500
CUNY City College NY$38,460$62,440—
Duquesne University PA—$62,319$27,000
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$45,402$61,940$22,333
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI$51,766$61,349$21,500
University of Houston TX$39,570$61,122$17,500
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN$46,194$61,010$25,000
Clemson University SC$43,525$60,988$19,500
Central Connecticut State University CT$44,074$60,713$24,125
University of North Texas TX$38,901$60,655$14,500
Stony Brook University NY$32,494$60,648$20,250
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$49,929$60,501$19,395
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$49,929$60,501$19,395
California State University-Chico CA$40,406$60,367—
University of California-Riverside CA$40,163$59,549$15,000
University of Georgia GA$35,660$59,534$14,393
Grand Valley State University MI$49,097$59,476$21,499
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$33,718$59,079$20,750
Kennesaw State University GA$41,649$59,054—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$40,886$58,818$12,000
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$40,886$58,818$12,000
University of Illinois Chicago IL$44,617$58,268$16,744
University of Southern California CA$50,471$57,246$16,745
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO—$57,065—
California State University-San Bernardino CA—$56,277—
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$40,834$56,003$21,500
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY$55,598—$26,000
Towson University MD$53,025$54,367$20,500
The University of Texas at Arlington TX—$53,830—
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID—$53,561—
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$53,430—$14,432
Grinnell College IA—$53,105$9,150
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI$52,786——
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences MA$51,897—$27,000
The University of Texas at El Paso TX$24,411$51,356$19,567
Grand Canyon University AZ$50,797——
The University of Texas at Dallas TX$37,521$50,432$13,500
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$50,331——
Tufts University MA$49,976—$16,250
California State University-Northridge CA$49,811——
Baylor University TX$39,881$49,661$21,500
Middle Tennessee State University TN$41,754$49,543$13,000
Princeton University NJ$49,217——
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$39,414$49,010$18,750
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$26,273$48,873$12,993
Vassar College NY$48,717—$18,009
University of California-Irvine CA$48,315——
Colgate University NY$47,081—$13,000
Coastal Carolina University SC$35,626$46,896$20,250
Middlebury College VT$46,554—$18,281
University of St Thomas MN$45,467——
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$35,835$45,035$21,750
Mississippi State University MS$35,421$44,979$21,693
East Carolina University NC$44,711—$17,375
Eastern Michigan University MI$44,652——
University of Puget Sound WA$44,275——
Ursinus College PA$44,113—$27,000
Georgia Southern University GA$43,567—$24,736
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$33,104$43,080—
University of Michigan-Flint MI$42,666——
Gustavus Adolphus College MN$42,628——
Brandeis University MA$42,219——
Utah State University UT$42,053——
Oregon State University OR$41,485—$17,819
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$41,485—$17,819
Calvin University MI$40,600—$17,500
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$40,567——
Texas Woman's University TX$39,042——
Simmons University MA$39,032——
Case Western Reserve University OH$38,372—$19,000
DePauw University IN$38,227——
Rice University TX$37,890——
University of Idaho ID$37,028——
West Virginia University WV$36,507—$20,627
University of Scranton PA$36,304—$27,000
Brown University RI$35,637——
SUNY College at Geneseo NY$34,536——
University of Miami FL$34,162—$21,500
Otterbein University OH$33,462——
University of Mississippi MS$32,315—$25,361
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO$31,980—$16,176
Florida International University FL$24,773——