Bachelor's · Lacey, Washington
Is Biology, General at Saint Martin's University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $37,074
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $26,000
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $108k (likely $108k – $136k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$5k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in WA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$375k (likely −$460k – −$286k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$433k (likely −$574k – −$258k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 56%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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Other majors at Saint Martin's University
- Computer Science (Undergraduate certificate)$119,807
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$92,321
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$85,456
- Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)$85,276
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$83,556
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$80,166
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$67,805
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$66,737
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$61,432
- Social Work (Bachelor's)$59,559
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)$59,433
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's)$55,951
Biology, General at other schools in Washington
- Washington State University$60,418
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus$59,443
- University of Washington-Bothell Campus$59,443
- University of Washington-Tacoma Campus$59,443
- Seattle University$58,242
- Central Washington University$56,154
- Eastern Washington University$56,083
- Gonzaga University$55,707
- Pacific Lutheran University$53,077
- University of Puget Sound$52,645