Bachelor's · Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor's): earnings by school

80 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$34,656
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$50,106
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$20,700
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 63 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $45,287 and $53,518. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Maryland-College Park MD$42,104$65,639$15,926
New York University NY—$65,406$23,625
California State University-Chico CA—$64,274$18,168
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$42,395$63,525—
Connecticut College CT$46,853$62,925$22,465
Princeton University NJ—$62,344—
University of California-Davis CA$43,806$62,011$15,245
Brigham Young University UT$35,357$61,078$11,448
California State University-Northridge CA$37,507$59,940—
Boston University MA$36,518$57,967$19,000
California State University-Long Beach CA$34,756$55,588$16,583
Michigan State University MI$33,317$55,159$19,500
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$30,066$55,093$22,425
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$42,356$54,370$16,625
Stony Brook University NY$30,596$53,747$22,187
California State University-Fullerton CA$39,027$53,518$19,201
University of Dayton OH$30,305$53,448$26,000
University of Colorado Boulder CO$38,421$53,429$18,625
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$36,245$53,126$19,500
University of Connecticut CT—$52,766$21,499
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT—$52,766$21,499
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT—$52,766$21,499
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT—$52,766$21,499
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT—$52,766$21,499
University of California-San Diego CA$39,836$52,701$15,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$25,135$52,390$18,495
University of Delaware DE$35,834$52,110$23,250
Roger Williams University RI$32,186$51,857$27,000
University of California-Los Angeles CA—$51,559$13,583
University of North Texas TX$36,155$51,368$19,500
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$38,535$50,694$12,000
Harvard University MA$50,250——
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$31,429$50,106$23,534
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry NY$32,579$50,010$15,000
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$31,819$49,821$14,000
Utah State University UT—$49,758$12,447
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$40,370$49,602$14,990
University of Georgia GA$27,531$49,436$17,830
Siena University NY—$49,016—
Eckerd College FL$31,746$48,631$26,000
University of New England ME$36,811$48,592$27,000
University of Rhode Island RI$32,561$48,446$19,500
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$42,236$47,553—
University of Idaho ID—$47,372—
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$36,038$46,500$21,375
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$31,014$46,453$16,968
Bemidji State University MN$35,995$45,822—
Coastal Carolina University SC$28,541$45,323$23,250
Nova Southeastern University FL$25,481$45,287$24,648
University of New Haven CT$29,782$45,115—
Stockton University NJ$33,675$44,981$20,500
Unity Environmental University ME$36,862$44,652$25,123
Saint Cloud State University MN$44,621$44,386—
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY—$44,153—
The University of Tampa FL$34,272$43,683$22,500
Florida Southern College FL$35,579$43,549$27,000
University of Miami FL$36,678$42,932$20,175
College of Charleston SC$23,809$42,466$23,563
St Lawrence University NY—$41,638—
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$34,226$39,812$19,500
University of Hawaii at Hilo HI$33,595$39,528$20,900
Iowa State University IA$34,656$39,143$21,500
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$38,675—$13,898
Western Michigan University MI$38,145——
Wingate University NC$37,915——
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$37,217—$12,235
University of Southern Mississippi MS$30,543$36,771$21,000
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania PA$36,619—$23,562
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$35,843—$26,361
University of Arizona AZ$34,183——
California State University-San Marcos CA$32,654——
Western Washington University WA$32,467—$13,268
Hawaii Pacific University HI$31,726—$20,500
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao PR—$31,382—
University of Oregon OR$30,867—$21,034
University of West Florida FL$30,554—$22,077
The University of Alabama AL$30,488——
Florida International University FL$29,280—$13,750
Central Michigan University MI$28,538—$22,500
Jacksonville University FL$23,592—$23,250