Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

12,111 students earn a biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology credential each year across 650 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $38,436
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $68,379

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 644 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas303$33,8461 year out$73,667$19,000 2University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan284$26,1511 year out$65,675$17,750 3University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington280$38,9851 year out$72,792$14,814 4Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona192$43,3331 year out$66,602$20,250 5University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California187$35,2101 year out$76,967$14,920 6University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin183$44,0741 year out$71,370$20,948 7University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts173$44,3241 year out$78,038$25,916 8University of California-RiversideRiverside, California163$30,0771 year out$68,378$17,250 9University of California-DavisDavis, California160$42,2661 year out$87,815$11,208 10Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts138$42,8501 year out$75,390$26,000 11University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California137$45,0661 year out$76,922$17,500 12Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi106$30,5651 year out$56,867$24,838 13Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York106$29,6491 year out$73,829$18,968 14Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan102$38,2431 year out$70,734$22,774 15The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas102$30,2071 year out$59,295$20,500 16Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio100$36,4271 year out$70,901$18,500 17Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania100$43,2881 year out$66,816$26,178 18Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia97$35,9271 year out$64,877$24,125 19Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts88$63,7811 year out$97,781$23,250 20Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas84$30,4961 year out$67,262$27,000 21University of HoustonHouston, Texas84$34,6481 year out$60,121$21,000 22Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon83$34,5661 year out—$23,138 23Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina81$28,1201 year out$53,870$22,875 24University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina81$23,7631 year out—$26,300 25University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota80$37,8301 year out$68,953$20,500 26University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois79$34,3081 year out$65,840$15,000 27Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona79$43,3331 year out$66,602$20,250 28University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska77$33,5201 year out$65,264$19,980 29Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas76$28,3381 year out$60,555$16,250 30Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah76$31,2251 year out$66,498$12,000 31University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California74$49,1001 year out$90,796$9,500 32Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee74—1 year out—$14,250 33University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado72$50,4741 year out$69,313$20,185 34Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana71—1 year out—$16,366 35University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida69$21,6661 year out—$19,250 36Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas68$32,0271 year out$68,301$25,000 37University of KansasLawrence, Kansas67$41,4871 year out$70,115$18,004 38University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona62$35,6071 year out$69,436$18,349 39California State University-FullertonFullerton, California62$38,8691 year out$76,273$17,200 40California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California61$36,8411 year out$68,989$11,000 41Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York61$41,3051 year out—$18,139 42Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey60$46,1221 year out$77,419$24,250 43University of VermontBurlington, Vermont60$36,6801 year out$69,851$22,250 44Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida59$31,0741 year out$68,379$17,750 45University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland59$30,2751 year out$77,423$19,250 46North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina59$44,1011 year out$85,665$23,028 47University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico58$23,6481 year out$65,132$20,500 48Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana58$41,6251 year out$76,574$18,540 49University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California57$40,3201 year out$75,833$18,959 50University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania57—1 year out——51Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio56$22,3901 year out$64,824$23,000 52University of DenverDenver, Colorado55$32,6131 year out—$26,293 53Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York54$44,0891 year out—$15,350 54University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia53$34,2121 year out$60,787$24,804 55Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana53$45,5261 year out$66,263$23,000 56Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma53$29,7201 year out$60,545$20,030 57Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado52$38,4841 year out$62,741$25,620 58Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey52$41,8481 year out——59University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota51$31,1501 year out$71,742$20,500 60University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi49$24,9721 year out—$18,000 61University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania49$33,5541 year out$62,038$26,558 62Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina47—1 year out——63Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee47$28,6421 year out$72,545$17,000 64Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia45$25,6231 year out$71,357$22,250 65Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey45$41,0681 year out—$27,000 66The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas45$19,5461 year out$59,236$16,322 67Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida44—1 year out——68New York UniversityNew York, New York44$36,4401 year out$76,993$20,746 69University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland43$48,7211 year out$54,321$19,500 70Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts42—1 year out——71University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri42$40,4921 year out$59,872$25,437 72University of North TexasDenton, Texas41$34,6571 year out$63,868$23,304 73Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington41$42,0251 year out$55,230$20,942 74San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California40—1 year out$80,520$15,675 75University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado40—1 year out——76Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland40$36,8421 year out$90,110$22,000 77Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York39$45,5991 year out——78Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio39—1 year out$79,592$19,500 79Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania39$45,9941 year out$65,444$25,500 80California State University-FresnoFresno, California38$26,3801 year out——81California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California38$50,4281 year out$66,319$16,730 82Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri38—1 year out——83California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California37$57,5381 year out$72,627$17,500 84University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois37—1 year out—$23,000 85University of IowaIowa City, Iowa37$29,9911 year out$87,656$21,626 86Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts37—1 year out——87Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey37$38,7991 year out$70,107$20,500 88Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont37$44,1421 year out—$13,435 89Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois36$38,4871 year out$65,443$25,000 90University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada36$33,9831 year out$67,285$15,368 91California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California36$57,6821 year out—$16,666 92Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa35$38,5981 year out$78,143$16,549 93Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa35$43,5201 year out$70,190$19,477 94Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, Missouri35—1 year out——95University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah35—1 year out——96West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia35—1 year out—$21,500 97University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana33—1 year out$90,787$17,103 98East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina33—1 year out—$23,581 99Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island33$43,6371 year out—$12,787 100Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas33$44,8241 year out$60,103$22,750

Associate programs — 7 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWooster, Ohio7—1 year out——2Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona3—1 year out——3Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona3—1 year out——4Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona3—1 year out——5Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut2—1 year out——6Bay de Noc Community CollegeEscanaba, Michigan1—1 year out——7Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 1 college

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington2—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).