Biology, General

2,626 programs at U.S. colleges award 103,763 credentials a year in this field (CIP 26.01). Bachelor's graduates nationally earn a median of $57,214 four years after graduating.

Highest-paying Undergraduate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$39,602	$19,000	—
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	$35,304	$25,990	1

Highest-paying Associate's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Union Adventist University Lincoln, NE	$74,593	$27,500	16
St Philip's College San Antonio, TX	$35,699	—	0
Austin Community College District Austin, TX	$34,560	$7,875	53
Reedley College Reedley, CA	$30,520	—	103
Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX	$28,923	$7,000	0
South Texas College McAllen, TX	$28,791	—	116
Mott Community College Flint, MI	$28,480	$10,763	111
San Antonio College San Antonio, TX	$26,835	$8,000	0
CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY	$26,171	—	71
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus Sewell, NJ	$25,026	$9,837	15
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus Vineland, NJ	$25,026	$9,837	86
Houston City College Houston, TX	$24,621	$11,150	582
Fresno City College Fresno, CA	$22,741	—	178
Texas State Technical College Waco, TX	$21,288	$10,417	53
El Paso Community College El Paso, TX	$17,314	—	111
San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA	$15,731	—	62

Highest-paying Bachelor's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
University of San Diego San Diego, CA	$54,223	$23,118	79
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$52,179	$26,190	25
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	$51,711	$26,950	28
Edgewood University Madison, WI	$51,134	$26,535	25
Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV	$49,165	$19,100	24
Roger Williams University Bristol, RI	$47,799	$27,000	31
Barnard College New York, NY	$47,329	$17,520	15
Curry College Milton, MA	$46,736	$27,000	16
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$46,526	$22,750	114
University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD	$46,229	$23,498	17
Madonna University Livonia, MI	$46,127	$24,248	19
Stonehill College Easton, MA	$46,088	$27,000	32
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$45,846	$22,250	173
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$45,695	$23,128	55
Salem State University Salem, MA	$45,670	$26,500	67
Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA	$45,494	$24,802	9
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$45,494	$24,802	137
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$45,494	$24,802	0
University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH	$45,346	$26,250	14
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	$45,346	$26,250	181
Emmanuel College Boston, MA	$45,275	$27,000	46
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$44,657	$27,000	65
Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$44,626	$23,250	70
Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA	$44,567	$27,000	19
Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$44,450	$21,043	66

Highest-paying Master's degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$153,622	—	353
Hood College Frederick, MD	$91,503	—	22
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	$72,633	—	19
New York University New York, NY	$69,912	$94,686	473
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$67,422	—	12
Auburn University Auburn, AL	$66,864	—	34
University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT	$65,070	—	18
University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE	$62,586	$32,000	69
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$61,503	$41,000	27
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$61,353	$50,285	55
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	$60,234	$31,057	74
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$60,001	$19,929	89
California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$59,935	—	9
East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX	$59,399	$25,561	28
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$57,242	—	33
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	$56,315	—	17
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	$55,787	—	18
California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$55,084	—	23
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$53,381	—	51
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$52,845	—	12
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$51,643	$74,182	30
Texas State University San Marcos, TX	$49,907	—	21
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$49,839	—	21
Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$48,117	$19,876	187
Western Illinois University Macomb, IL	$47,820	—	8

Highest-paying Doctoral degree programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$106,354	—	8
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$106,354	—	26
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$96,695	—	30
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$86,946	—	22
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	$80,294	—	63
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Worcester, MA	$78,055	—	54
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$74,161	—	65
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$63,921	—	73
CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	$60,514	—	16
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX	$57,448	—	50
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	$55,811	—	11
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$55,692	—	16

Highest-paying Graduate certificate programs

College	Earnings (1 yr)	Median debt	Graduates
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	$23,862	$38,722	29
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$19,849	$41,000	60