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 graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts88$63,7811 year out$97,781$23,250 2California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California36$57,6821 year out—$16,666 3California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California37$57,5381 year out$72,627$17,500 4Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts27$51,9421 year out$71,500$27,000 5University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado72$50,4741 year out$69,313$20,185 6California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California38$50,4281 year out$66,319$16,730 7University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts16$50,3521 year out$69,587$24,996 8University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri25$49,5091 year out$66,101$27,316 9University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California74$49,1001 year out$90,796$9,500 10University of San DiegoSan Diego, California25$48,7281 year out$84,844$27,500 11University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland43$48,7211 year out$54,321$19,500 12University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio17$48,3481 year out—$19,000 13University of DelawareNewark, Delaware15$47,9121 year out—$25,334 14Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts23$47,4101 year out—$27,000 15University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire25$47,2361 year out$77,436$27,000 16California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California28$46,6891 year out—$16,500 17Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, Maryland20$46,6371 year out—$26,750 18Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington26$46,5141 year out$60,741$22,500 19University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin25$46,1551 year out$56,111$23,850 20Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey60$46,1221 year out$77,419$24,250 21Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey0$46,1221 year out$77,419$24,250 22Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania39$45,9941 year out$65,444$25,500 23Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado15$45,7991 year out——24Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York39$45,5991 year out——25Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana53$45,5261 year out$66,263$23,000 26California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California19$45,4531 year out——27University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California137$45,0661 year out$76,922$17,500 28Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas33$44,8241 year out$60,103$22,750 29Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania14$44,4421 year out$72,151—30University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts173$44,3241 year out$78,038$25,916 31CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York18$44,1751 year out——32Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont37$44,1421 year out—$13,435 33North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina59$44,1011 year out$85,665$23,028 34Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York54$44,0891 year out—$15,350 35University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin183$44,0741 year out$71,370$20,948 36University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin21$43,9361 year out$70,902$24,225 37Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island33$43,6371 year out—$12,787 38Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa35$43,5201 year out$70,190$19,477 39Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona192$43,3331 year out$66,602$20,250 40Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona79$43,3331 year out$66,602$20,250 41Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania100$43,2881 year out$66,816$26,178 42Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, Pennsylvania21$43,2881 year out$66,816$26,178 43California State University-ChicoChico, California11$42,8861 year out—$23,000 44Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts138$42,8501 year out$75,390$26,000 45Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts30$42,4741 year out$76,000$19,000 46University of California-DavisDavis, California160$42,2661 year out$87,815$11,208 47Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah28$42,2361 year out—$16,750 48University of California-IrvineIrvine, California30$42,2001 year out——49Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington41$42,0251 year out$55,230$20,942 50Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey52$41,8481 year out——51Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut26$41,7901 year out$66,707$23,250 52Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana58$41,6251 year out$76,574$18,540 53University of KansasLawrence, Kansas67$41,4871 year out$70,115$18,004 54Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York61$41,3051 year out—$18,139 55Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey45$41,0681 year out—$27,000 56Stockton UniversityGalloway, New Jersey27$40,8551 year out—$24,125 57University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri42$40,4921 year out$59,872$25,437 58University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California57$40,3201 year out$75,833$18,959 59Ursinus CollegeCollegeville, Pennsylvania21$40,2941 year out——60Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon14$40,2301 year out—$25,000 61Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, Iowa16$39,1641 year out—$27,000 62University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington280$38,9851 year out$72,792$14,814 63University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington16$38,9851 year out$72,792$14,814 64California State University-FullertonFullerton, California62$38,8691 year out$76,273$17,200 65Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey37$38,7991 year out$70,107$20,500 66Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa35$38,5981 year out$78,143$16,549 67Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois36$38,4871 year out$65,443$25,000 68Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado52$38,4841 year out$62,741$25,620 69Augustana CollegeRock Island, Illinois9$38,4361 year out—$27,000 70Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan102$38,2431 year out$70,734$22,774 71University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota80$37,8301 year out$68,953$20,500 72SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York13$37,2061 year out—$22,986 73Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland40$36,8421 year out$90,110$22,000 74California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California61$36,8411 year out$68,989$11,000 75University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina32$36,7831 year out—$21,625 76University of VermontBurlington, Vermont60$36,6801 year out$69,851$22,250 77New York UniversityNew York, New York44$36,4401 year out$76,993$20,746 78Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio100$36,4271 year out$70,901$18,500 79Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia97$35,9271 year out$64,877$24,125 80Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho19$35,7791 year out——81University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona62$35,6071 year out$69,436$18,349 82Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania16$35,3051 year out—$19,000 83University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California187$35,2101 year out$76,967$14,920 84University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia21$34,7961 year out—$23,346 85University of North TexasDenton, Texas41$34,6571 year out$63,868$23,304 86University of HoustonHouston, Texas84$34,6481 year out$60,121$21,000 87Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon83$34,5661 year out—$23,138 88Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon3$34,5661 year out—$23,138 89University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California31$34,4681 year out$88,746$3,750 90University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois79$34,3081 year out$65,840$15,000 91University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota15$34,2991 year out—$24,226 92University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho6$34,2511 year out—$25,875 93University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia53$34,2121 year out$60,787$24,804 94University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada36$33,9831 year out$67,285$15,368 95The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas303$33,8461 year out$73,667$19,000 96University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania49$33,5541 year out$62,038$26,558 97University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania9$33,5541 year out$62,038$26,558 98University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania8$33,5541 year out$62,038$26,558 99University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska77$33,5201 year out$65,264$19,980 100Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia20$33,4081 year out—$28,157

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 (—).