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Bachelor's · Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Zoology/Animal Biology (Bachelor's): earnings by school

55 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$33,418
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$44,072
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$20,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 50 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $41,103 and $55,352. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Connecticut CT$35,530$69,471$20,500
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$35,530$69,471$20,500
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$35,530$69,471$20,500
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$35,530$69,471$20,500
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$35,530$69,471$20,500
Brigham Young University UT$31,927$57,020—
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$33,433$55,682$20,000
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$38,102$55,352$23,096
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$38,102$55,352$23,096
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$38,102$55,352$23,096
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$38,102$55,352$23,096
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$38,102$55,352$23,096
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$38,102$55,352$23,096
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$30,872$53,727$11,000
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$33,404$50,080$20,500
Weber State University UT$38,061$49,480$19,083
Berry College GA$31,047$48,958$20,000
Kansas State University KS$32,056$48,908$20,364
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$30,416$48,161$18,614
Ohio State University-Lima Campus OH$34,165$45,501$19,500
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$34,165$45,501$19,500
University of Wyoming WY$35,281$44,424$18,750
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$35,578$44,226$20,500
Oregon State University OR$34,880$44,201$20,916
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$34,880$44,201$20,916
Texas State University TX$32,228$43,943$23,500
Frostburg State University MD$34,871$43,434$20,500
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$30,778$43,207$17,373
University of New England ME$39,570$42,941$26,000
Miami University-Oxford OH$32,154$42,883$23,875
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry NY—$42,505$15,000
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$34,347$42,474$21,211
University of Florida FL$33,486$41,961—
Washington State University WA$32,712$41,888$13,370
Michigan State University MI$31,386$41,768$20,500
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$30,592$41,543$13,500
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$38,470$41,343$26,200
Liberty University VA$32,147$41,103$22,500
State University of New York at Oswego NY$32,944$40,755$20,500
Delaware Valley University PA$29,612$40,575$25,522
Canisius University NY$32,021$40,174$20,625
Carroll University WI$35,803$39,677$26,124
Friends University KS$32,496$39,329$22,000
Unity Environmental University ME$28,362$39,302—
Lees-McRae College NC$27,875$38,699$17,000
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA$29,301$38,495$13,487
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$32,446$38,440$18,449
University of Vermont VT$32,230$38,421$24,125
University of Maine ME$37,675$36,078$26,500
Kent State University at Kent OH$31,758$35,875$23,500
Kentucky Wesleyan College KY$33,979—$24,625
Eckerd College FL$31,929—$23,250
West Texas A & M University TX$31,246——
Keystone College PA$31,112——
Ohio Wesleyan University OH$28,515—$27,000