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Associate's · Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Biology, General (Associate's): earnings by school

51 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$34,880
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$45,194
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$10,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 47 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $37,949 and $49,548. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Union Adventist University NE$74,559—$30,750
Long Beach City College CA—$62,849—
Black Hills State University SD—$60,349—
St Philip's College TX$33,042$59,744—
Houston City College TX$31,634$58,846$10,500
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry DE—$54,788—
Austin Community College District TX$46,985$54,363—
San Antonio College TX$35,103$51,424—
Blinn College District TX—$50,945—
College of Western Idaho ID—$50,658—
San Diego City College CA$33,353$50,465—
San Diego Mesa College CA$41,015$49,919—
Mott Community College MI$37,548$49,548$6,055
San Diego Miramar College CA$28,755$48,980—
Salt Lake Community College UT—$48,740—
Fresno City College CA$30,217$48,660—
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus NJ$34,880$48,136$10,466
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus NJ$34,880$48,136$10,466
Northampton County Area Community College PA—$47,519—
Northwest Vista College TX$32,614$47,186—
Connors State College OK—$47,041—
Mission College CA$46,878——
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$43,835$45,916$14,166
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College OH$43,835$45,916$14,166
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College OH$43,835$45,916$14,166
Reedley College CA$33,569$45,194—
College of Southern Nevada NV—$44,428—
Monroe Community College NY—$44,319—
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY—$44,031—
Sinclair Community College OH—$43,697—
College of Southern Idaho ID—$43,435—
Antelope Valley Community College District CA—$42,705—
Bristol Community College MA$42,009—$9,851
Amarillo College TX—$41,250—
Georgia Military College GA$34,454$40,539$6,427
CUNY Kingsborough Community College NY—$40,533—
Holyoke Community College MA—$39,198—
Ozarks Technical Community College MO—$38,065—
Tyler Junior College TX—$37,949—
Oklahoma City Community College OK$36,346$37,495—
South Texas College TX$27,234$37,289—
Clark College WA—$37,011—
St Charles Community College MO—$36,428—
Yuba College CA$36,220——
Laredo College TX—$35,009—
Essex County College NJ—$34,961—
Itawamba Community College MS—$32,396—
Texas State Technical College TX$29,215$32,026$11,667
El Paso Community College TX$26,140$31,657—
Copiah-Lincoln Community College MS—$26,921—
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College MS—$26,429—