Master's · Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Biology, General (Master's): earnings by school

89 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$47,196
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$71,404
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$39,040
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 57 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $62,942 and $82,915. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Johns Hopkins University MD$166,818$243,863$71,898
San Francisco State University CA$67,972$128,052—
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI—$109,836—
Drexel University PA$48,528$100,989$41,000
University of Oregon OR—$98,203—
Quinnipiac University CT$55,096$94,066$41,000
California State University-Fullerton CA—$91,755—
New York University NY$69,245$90,999$118,673
Hood College MD$80,990$90,850—
University of California-San Diego CA$54,603$87,940$20,500
University of Toledo OH$49,721$86,070—
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$47,196$84,839$40,750
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$47,196$84,839$40,750
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$47,196$84,839$40,750
Midwestern University-Downers Grove IL$26,772$82,915$65,438
Midwestern University-Glendale AZ$26,772$82,915$65,438
University of Nebraska at Kearney NE$59,611$82,298$32,679
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$82,003——
George Washington University DC$81,551——
Towson University MD$52,561$80,509—
California State University-Sacramento CA$67,978$79,785—
Tufts University MA$50,918$79,163$72,800
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$52,496$77,737$26,512
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$45,045$74,613$31,125
South Dakota State University SD—$74,289—
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$42,527$73,650—
Wake Forest University NC$47,396$73,476$71,642
Liberty University VA$37,290$72,854—
Long Island University NY$72,696—$65,748
Stony Brook University NY—$71,973$19,293
University of Kentucky KY$43,388$71,905$37,660
University of Saint Joseph CT—$71,404$30,753
University of North Texas Health Science Center TX$25,079$70,283$24,039
Georgia State University GA$47,791$68,763$28,012
Washington University in St Louis MO$61,732$68,165—
Chatham University PA$41,162$67,992$35,714
Roosevelt University IL$37,946$67,783$40,607
East Carolina University NC$57,260$67,536—
Clemson University SC$61,163$66,752$25,000
California State University-Northridge CA$66,642——
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$50,097$66,425$22,000
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$50,097$66,425$22,000
Ball State University IN—$65,439—
East Texas A&M University TX$59,874$65,283$35,854
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine PA$42,992$63,681—
Texas State University TX—$63,079—
Appalachian State University NC—$62,942—
University of Northern Colorado CO$45,943$62,559$24,426
University of the Incarnate Word TX$32,628$62,494$68,594
Northern Arizona University AZ$62,087——
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$43,922$61,507$21,151
Miami University-Oxford OH$57,164$61,506$20,500
Florida Atlantic University FL$40,563$61,445$20,155
Thomas Jefferson University PA$61,264—$48,833
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL$44,870$61,011—
Duke University NC$31,646$60,753$69,633
Mississippi Christian University MS$28,036$60,416$61,146
Western Michigan University MI$58,107——
Kansas City University MO$39,733$57,966$68,356
Western Illinois University IL—$57,753—
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$35,697$57,581$25,225
North Carolina Central University NC$56,073——
Binghamton University NY$56,032——
Alabama A & M University AL—$54,216—
Marian University IN$53,343—$54,687
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$47,379$50,914—
University of the Southwest NM$50,659—$26,392
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine PA$42,622$50,630$51,183
Georgia Southern University GA$50,146——
George Mason University VA$50,054—$22,349
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$49,071——
University of Denver CO$48,122——
Jacksonville State University AL$46,812——
Auburn University AL$45,627——
Eastern Illinois University IL$42,646—$20,572
Campbell University NC$42,352——
University of Central Florida FL$39,541—$26,761
University at Buffalo NY$38,188—$25,995
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX$38,096——
Loyola University Chicago IL$34,386—$64,040
Iowa State University IA$34,126—$26,000
University of Miami FL$33,747—$76,136
Bluefield University VA$33,512—$37,166
California University of Science and Medicine CA$32,195—$63,271
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science CA$31,350—$40,420
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso TX$29,992——
University of Louisiana at Monroe LA$28,824——
Mercer University GA$23,504—$43,527
Nova Southeastern University FL$22,401—$54,871