Biological and Physical Sciences

27,683 students earn a biological and physical sciences credential each year across 270 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: $35,639
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $66,382

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Bachelor's programs — 94 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida546—1 year out——2Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon133$37,4191 year out$65,769$27,500 3University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia107$25,5081 year out$66,505$20,600 4University of OregonEugene, Oregon97$38,2851 year out$72,762$22,917 5Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, New York95$39,2961 year out—$27,000 6The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington95$27,5551 year out$45,214$22,346 7Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania89$35,6391 year out$66,382$26,000 8University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania82$34,3801 year out$64,219$26,000 9Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia74$36,7091 year out$57,252$26,975 10Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida71—1 year out——11Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey69$69,4801 year out$72,470$18,500 12CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York67$36,3621 year out$71,599$10,348 13University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana61$75,4181 year out$84,885$19,000 14Palmer College of ChiropracticDavenport, Iowa51—1 year out——15Whitworth UniversitySpokane, Washington50$34,7031 year out$57,341$25,990 16Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee49$31,1251 year out$59,638$17,750 17New College of FloridaSarasota, Florida45$32,8581 year out—$19,500 18University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska37$32,6991 year out$58,636$17,354 19Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia32$22,6311 year out$77,449$14,750 20Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington28$46,2881 year out$68,997$19,500 21Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York26—1 year out——22Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania25$25,3111 year out$72,560$26,419 23University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas25$35,9521 year out$60,836$25,162 24University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington25—1 year out—$26,629 25Fordham UniversityBronx, New York21$29,9581 year out$66,000$24,250 26Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana20—1 year out——27Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan18$44,5251 year out$46,679$27,000 28Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana17$41,5611 year out—$25,472 29University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia17—1 year out——30Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania16$35,6391 year out$66,382$26,000 31Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington16—1 year out—$19,574 32Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan14—1 year out——33Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, Pennsylvania14$35,6391 year out$66,382$26,000 34University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin14—1 year out——35Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois12—1 year out——36Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois12—1 year out——37Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New York12—1 year out——38Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania12$35,6391 year out$66,382$26,000 39Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia12—1 year out——40Spalding UniversityLouisville, Kentucky11—1 year out——41The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas11—1 year out——42Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVirginia Beach, Virginia11—1 year out——43University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts10—1 year out——44Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania10$31,0801 year out——45Alaska Pacific UniversityAnchorage, Alaska9—1 year out——46University of DenverDenver, Colorado8—1 year out——47University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa8—1 year out——48Delta State UniversityCleveland, Mississippi8—1 year out——49Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire8—1 year out—$27,000 50Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas8—1 year out——51University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin8—1 year out——52Peru State CollegePeru, Nebraska7—1 year out——53Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, New Jersey7$28,4461 year out$55,879$26,250 54University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania7$34,3801 year out$64,219$26,000 55Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere, Wisconsin7—1 year out——56University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——57Elmira CollegeElmira, New York5—1 year out——58Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas5—1 year out——59Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut4—1 year out——60University of South FloridaTampa, Florida4—1 year out$61,980—61Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, Illinois4—1 year out——62Calumet College of Saint JosephWhiting, Indiana4—1 year out——63Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, West Virginia4—1 year out——64University of West AlabamaLivingston, Alabama3—1 year out——65Cottey CollegeNevada, Missouri3—1 year out——66Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri3—1 year out——67Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York3—1 year out——68Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, Pennsylvania3$35,6391 year out$66,382$26,000 69University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas2—1 year out——70University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida2—1 year out——71University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana2—1 year out——72Cambridge CollegeBoston, Massachusetts2—1 year out——73Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi2—1 year out——74Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri2—1 year out——75The New SchoolNew York, New York2—1 year out——76Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina2—1 year out——77Alvernia UniversityReading, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——78Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, Pennsylvania2$35,6391 year out$66,382$26,000 79University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska1—1 year out——80University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, Arkansas1—1 year out——81Pitzer CollegeClaremont, California1—1 year out——82Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado1—1 year out——83Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, Illinois1—1 year out——84Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana1—1 year out——85St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota1—1 year out——86Alfred UniversityAlfred, New York1—1 year out——87Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont1—1 year out——88University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin1—1 year out——89Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania1$35,6391 year out$66,382$26,000 90The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana0$25,9501 year out—$16,784 91Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York——1 year out$78,664—92Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, Ohio—$31,1511 year out—$19,229 93Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania0$35,6391 year out$66,382$26,000 94University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania0$34,3801 year out$64,219$26,000

Associate programs — top 100 of 175 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California835—1 year out——2Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California619$26,2281 year out—$6,625 3Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California522—1 year out——4Sierra CollegeRocklin, California508—1 year out——5Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California493$33,2011 year out$50,093$8,712 6Yuba CollegeMarysville, California478—1 year out$49,231—7Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California472—1 year out$57,305—8San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California445—1 year out——9William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois440$27,0811 year out$49,656$8,250 10Ventura CollegeVentura, California432—1 year out$60,750—11Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California383—1 year out——12Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California383$26,7801 year out$69,526$9,205 13East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California366$23,6331 year out——14Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California363—1 year out——15Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California362—1 year out——16Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California354—1 year out$72,992—17Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California344$31,9601 year out$64,091$9,036 18Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California329—1 year out——19Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California327$23,3111 year out$49,513—20Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California324—1 year out——21Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California314—1 year out——22Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California305—1 year out——23Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California297—1 year out——24Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois296$23,1281 year out$53,502$6,500 25American River CollegeSacramento, California295$29,0221 year out$49,867$14,400 26Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, Illinois287$24,9391 year out$50,683$8,067 27Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California284—1 year out——28El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California282—1 year out$44,669—29Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California277—1 year out——30Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California275—1 year out$42,957—31Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California269—1 year out——32Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California259$25,2211 year out$61,587$8,945 33San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas259$23,9031 year out$45,037$9,250 34MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California250—1 year out$53,078—35College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois244$22,6541 year out$38,303$10,664 36Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia242$21,9231 year out$46,948$10,500 37Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California237—1 year out——38Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California237—1 year out——39Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California235—1 year out——40Norco CollegeNorco, California228—1 year out$49,263—41De Anza CollegeCupertino, California223—1 year out——42Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California202—1 year out—$6,848 43Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California187—1 year out——44Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California184—1 year out——45College of the RedwoodsEureka, California180—1 year out$37,830—46Elgin Community CollegeElgin, Illinois177—1 year out$52,719—47Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California176$20,1081 year out$51,136—48Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California175—1 year out$57,248—49Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California172—1 year out——50Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia171$30,6051 year out$41,396$9,787 51Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California170—1 year out$39,555—52City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, Illinois167$27,4511 year out—$8,750 53Triton CollegeRiver Grove, Illinois166$29,0691 year out$49,478$10,984 54Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California161—1 year out——55Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California159—1 year out——56City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California157—1 year out——57Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California148—1 year out$46,401—58Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California146—1 year out$87,877—59City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, Illinois145$26,1301 year out—$5,583 60Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois145$24,4441 year out$36,967—61Rock Valley CollegeRockford, Illinois145$21,9561 year out$46,438$6,632 62Cypress CollegeCypress, California144—1 year out——63J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, Virginia139$23,0591 year out$42,732$10,948 64McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois137$28,6141 year out$48,167$7,500 65Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown, Virginia133$37,8501 year out$50,568$8,400 66Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California131—1 year out——67Kishwaukee CollegeMalta, Illinois129$24,0701 year out$46,287$9,407 68Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California126—1 year out——69Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California120—1 year out——70College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California119—1 year out$56,996—71Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California119—1 year out——72College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois119$37,7241 year out$53,615$7,833 73Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California117—1 year out——74Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois116$29,6781 year out$46,430$6,196 75Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois116$26,5471 year out$50,169$8,628 76Shasta CollegeRedding, California114$31,4151 year out—$12,324 77Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, Illinois114$18,3451 year out$47,453$6,363 78City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, Illinois112$30,2031 year out—$8,965 79Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois112$30,5091 year out—$6,500 80Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California111—1 year out——81Morton CollegeCicero, Illinois109$22,4351 year out$40,630$6,000 82Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California106—1 year out$70,154—83San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California105$19,5211 year out$61,434$7,785 84Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California104—1 year out——85Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois103$27,3201 year out$46,089$8,315 86Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, Virginia97$25,4681 year out$42,149$10,400 87Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, California96—1 year out——88Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California96—1 year out——89City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, Illinois92$33,1151 year out—$8,250 90Compton CollegeCompton, California88—1 year out——91Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield, Illinois87—1 year out$44,312$10,000 92Taft CollegeTaft, California86—1 year out——93Black Hawk CollegeMoline, Illinois85—1 year out$45,862$5,500 94Porterville CollegePorterville, California80—1 year out——95City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, Illinois80$24,1111 year out—$9,500 96Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas79—1 year out——97Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California77—1 year out$60,937—98Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton, Massachusetts75—1 year out——99Heartland Community CollegeNormal, Illinois72—1 year out$48,769$11,000 100Laney CollegeOakland, California71—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 8 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas866—1 year out——2Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California270—1 year out——3Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California186—1 year out——4Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona33—1 year out——5Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California18—1 year out——6CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York2—1 year out——7Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——8University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1—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 (—).