Master's · Evanston, Illinois
Is Biotechnology at Northwestern University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Earnings are reported, but there isn't enough cost data to estimate payback.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $98,690
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $38k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in IL
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
No cost figure is reported, so payback and net return can't be computed.
Other majors at Northwestern University
- Law (First professional)$291,132
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$244,399
- Business/Commerce, General (Master's)$240,637
- Engineering, Other (Master's)$211,469
- Computer Science (Master's)$197,823
- Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies (Master's)$189,578
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$180,186
- Community Organization and Advocacy (Master's)$168,632
- Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)$163,740
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (First professional)$155,436
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$155,106
- Materials Engineering (Doctoral)$150,801
Biotechnology at other schools in Illinois
- Rush University$85,207