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Master's · Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Master's): earnings by school

29 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$63,502
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$84,573
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$65,192
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 23 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $73,144 and $100,537. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Pennsylvania PA$212,968$237,136—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$87,475$201,168$59,428
Harvard University MA$180,858$168,833$59,147
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$82,308$108,698$70,167
Johns Hopkins University MD$72,385$106,149$77,319
George Washington University DC$73,332$100,537$66,000
Boston University MA$71,849$96,565$66,000
Yale University CT$74,222$93,163$66,000
Tufts University MA$60,753$89,553$82,082
Drexel University PA$65,617$89,003$64,409
Emory University GA$67,609$88,235$66,000
University of Louisville KY$87,583——
Coastal Carolina University SC$54,161$84,573$30,750
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$64,587$84,522$49,383
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$62,416$80,316$65,192
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$64,990$77,285$77,208
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston TX$58,489$74,534$38,750
University of Miami FL$61,958$73,547$109,546
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$59,449$73,144$43,138
University of California-San Diego CA$49,215$66,412$49,310
Nova Southeastern University FL$44,793$62,655$70,899
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK—$61,509—
Temple University PA$60,946—$47,000
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$60,350——
Texas State University TX—$59,573—
Kent State University at Kent OH$53,535——
Northeastern University MA—$53,164$60,822
University of Wisconsin-Stout WI$50,660——
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$44,086——