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

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

Associate programs — top 100 of 175 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown, Virginia133$37,8501 year out$50,568$8,400 2College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois119$37,7241 year out$53,615$7,833 3Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California493$33,2011 year out$50,093$8,712 4City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, Illinois92$33,1151 year out—$8,250 5Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California344$31,9601 year out$64,091$9,036 6Shasta CollegeRedding, California114$31,4151 year out—$12,324 7Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia171$30,6051 year out$41,396$9,787 8Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois112$30,5091 year out—$6,500 9City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago, Illinois112$30,2031 year out—$8,965 10Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois116$29,6781 year out$46,430$6,196 11Triton CollegeRiver Grove, Illinois166$29,0691 year out$49,478$10,984 12American River CollegeSacramento, California295$29,0221 year out$49,867$14,400 13McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake, Illinois137$28,6141 year out$48,167$7,500 14Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke, Virginia69$27,7861 year out$42,298$7,334 15City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, Illinois167$27,4511 year out—$8,750 16Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, Illinois103$27,3201 year out$46,089$8,315 17William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois440$27,0811 year out$49,656$8,250 18City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicago, Illinois28$26,9391 year out—$5,500 19Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California383$26,7801 year out$69,526$9,205 20Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois116$26,5471 year out$50,169$8,628 21Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California619$26,2281 year out—$6,625 22City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago, Illinois145$26,1301 year out—$5,583 23Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, Virginia97$25,4681 year out$42,149$10,400 24Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California11$25,3931 year out$47,876$8,042 25Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California259$25,2211 year out$61,587$8,945 26Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove, Illinois287$24,9391 year out$50,683$8,067 27Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois145$24,4441 year out$36,967—28City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, Illinois80$24,1111 year out—$9,500 29Kishwaukee CollegeMalta, Illinois129$24,0701 year out$46,287$9,407 30San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas259$23,9031 year out$45,037$9,250 31East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California366$23,6331 year out——32Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California327$23,3111 year out$49,513—33Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois296$23,1281 year out$53,502$6,500 34J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, Virginia139$23,0591 year out$42,732$10,948 35College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois244$22,6541 year out$38,303$10,664 36Morton CollegeCicero, Illinois109$22,4351 year out$40,630$6,000 37Rock Valley CollegeRockford, Illinois145$21,9561 year out$46,438$6,632 38Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia242$21,9231 year out$46,948$10,500 39City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, Illinois19$21,2071 year out—$9,500 40Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California176$20,1081 year out$51,136—41San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California105$19,5211 year out$61,434$7,785 42Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City, New Jersey67$19,2691 year out$45,521$6,128 43Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, Illinois114$18,3451 year out$47,453$6,363 44Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California835—1 year out——45Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California522—1 year out——46Sierra CollegeRocklin, California508—1 year out——47Yuba CollegeMarysville, California478—1 year out$49,231—48Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California472—1 year out$57,305—49San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California445—1 year out——50Ventura CollegeVentura, California432—1 year out$60,750—51Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California383—1 year out——52Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California363—1 year out——53Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California362—1 year out——54Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California354—1 year out$72,992—55Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California329—1 year out——56Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California324—1 year out——57Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California314—1 year out——58Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California305—1 year out——59Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California297—1 year out——60Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California284—1 year out——61El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California282—1 year out$44,669—62Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California277—1 year out——63Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California275—1 year out$42,957—64Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California269—1 year out——65MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California250—1 year out$53,078—66Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California237—1 year out——67Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California237—1 year out——68Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California235—1 year out——69Norco CollegeNorco, California228—1 year out$49,263—70De Anza CollegeCupertino, California223—1 year out——71Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California202—1 year out—$6,848 72Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California187—1 year out——73Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California184—1 year out——74College of the RedwoodsEureka, California180—1 year out$37,830—75Elgin Community CollegeElgin, Illinois177—1 year out$52,719—76Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California175—1 year out$57,248—77Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California172—1 year out——78Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California170—1 year out$39,555—79Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California161—1 year out——80Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California159—1 year out——81City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California157—1 year out——82Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California148—1 year out$46,401—83Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California146—1 year out$87,877—84Cypress CollegeCypress, California144—1 year out——85Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California131—1 year out——86Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California126—1 year out——87Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California120—1 year out——88College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California119—1 year out$56,996—89Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California119—1 year out——90Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California117—1 year out——91Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California111—1 year out——92Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California106—1 year out$70,154—93Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California104—1 year out——94Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, California96—1 year out——95Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California96—1 year out——96Compton CollegeCompton, California88—1 year out——97Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield, Illinois87—1 year out$44,312$10,000 98Taft CollegeTaft, California86—1 year out——99Black Hawk CollegeMoline, Illinois85—1 year out$45,862$5,500 100Porterville CollegePorterville, California80—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 (—).