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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
Northern Michigan University · MI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,166 debt$43,698Sinclair Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$11,854 debt$43,697College of Coastal Georgia · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$12,025 debt$43,530Lane College · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$34,280 debt$43,529College of Southern Idaho · ID · Public · Associate's Degree$43,435West Texas A & M University · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,125 debt$43,403Wheaton College (Massachusetts) · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$24,000 debt$43,012Auburn University at Montgomery · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$42,965Xavier University of Louisiana · LA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,887 debt$42,938Antelope Valley Community College District · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$42,705Otterbein University · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$42,619Johnson C Smith University · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$28,123 debt$42,595Texas A&M University-Kingsville · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,281 debt$42,405The University of Olivet · MI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$42,353St. Francis College · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,995 debt$42,222University of Alaska Fairbanks · AK · Public · Bachelor's Degree$13,125 debt$41,862University of Puerto Rico at Cayey · PR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$5,500 debt$41,763Fort Lewis College · CO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$18,761 debt$41,694Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo · PR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$10,000 debt$41,681Malone University · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$41,515University of Louisiana at Lafayette · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,500 debt$41,323Amarillo College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$41,250Tuskegee University · AL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$30,750 debt$40,867Hastings College · NE · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,000 debt$40,723Georgia Military College · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$9,873 debt$40,539CUNY Kingsborough Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$9,241 debt$40,533University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · PR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$8,250 debt$40,422Missouri Southern State University · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$17,750 debt$40,412Alcorn State University · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$30,500 debt$40,379University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras · PR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$5,500 debt$40,152Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$39,000 debt$40,048Virginia Union University · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$33,700 debt$40,032Livingstone College · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$34,594 debt$40,017Holyoke Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$5,300 debt$39,198Lynn University · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$19,500 debt$38,783Lawrence University · WI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$13,096 debt$38,092Ozarks Technical Community College · MO · Public · Associate's Degree$38,065Jackson State University · MS · Public · Bachelor's Degree$29,000 debt$38,027Tyler Junior College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$37,949South Carolina State University · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$37,940Where 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.