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Biology/Biological Sciences, General
CIP 2601 · offered at 1,782 colleges · national median earnings $58,005 · median debt $25,000
CollegeMedian earnings
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$46,344Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$46,344Delta State University · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,601 debt$46,266Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,500 debt$46,194University of the Ozarks · AR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$19,750 debt$46,151Dominican University · IL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,117 debt$46,040University of Alabama in Huntsville · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$45,992Savannah State University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$33,777 debt$45,983Texas A&M University-San Antonio · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,875 debt$45,920University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$17,032 debt$45,916University of Cincinnati-Clermont College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$17,032 debt$45,916Southeastern Oklahoma State University · OK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$45,800Colby-Sawyer College · NH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,160 debt$45,783Louisiana State University-Shreveport · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,695 debt$45,759Colorado Mesa University · CO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,774 debt$45,737University of South Carolina Beaufort · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$45,680University of Southern Mississippi · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,213 debt$45,471Clark Atlanta University · GA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$45,413University of South Carolina Aiken · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$45,363Vassar College · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$19,000 debt$45,359University of Hawaii at Manoa · HI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,000 debt$45,307Western Oregon University · OR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,342 debt$45,268Southeast Missouri State University · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,519 debt$45,207Willamette University · OR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$24,870 debt$45,197Reedley College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$6,500 debt$45,194Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · FL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,125 debt$45,173Nicholls State University · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,187 debt$45,142Indian River State College · FL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$10,400 debt$45,068Southern University and A & M College · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$33,000 debt$44,880Southern University Law Center · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$33,000 debt$44,880Southern Arkansas University Main Campus · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,375 debt$44,873Marshall University · WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,206 debt$44,836Calvin University · MI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$19,682 debt$44,763University of Wisconsin-Superior · WI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$44,617College of Southern Nevada · NV · Public · Associate's Degree$10,061 debt$44,428Southern University at New Orleans · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$44,350Monroe Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$44,319Randolph College · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,373 debt$44,118Oberlin College · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$44,095CUNY LaGuardia Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$44,031Where this field leads
Occupations that the U.S. Department of Education maps to this field of study, with national pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A crosswalk of what graduates can do — not a placement rate for any one college.
OccupationMedian payU.S. jobs
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$72,0401,065,210
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$103,410172,340
Natural Sciences Managers$167,220108,690
Biological Technicians$57,51069,620
Biological Scientists, All Other$98,92055,850
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,62050,190
Forensic Science Technicians$72,06019,120
Agricultural Technicians$49,63015,130
Food Science Technicians$52,13014,600
Life Scientists, All Other$93,7507,460
Sources: U.S. Department of Education CIP–SOC crosswalk; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (national, latest release).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.