Natural Sciences
2,166 students earn a natural sciences credential each year across 109 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
- $30,631
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $65,682
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Bachelor's programs — 61 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts29$69,2421 year out—$23,6812Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania16$45,9101 year out$57,150$31,0003California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California42$39,8701 year out——4Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California42$33,6471 year out$89,101$26,0005Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, Tennessee14$33,1451 year out$44,471$27,0006Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico22$30,6311 year out—$16,6667Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas67$28,1071 year out$65,682$20,5008Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois28$27,0811 year out$64,442$25,0549Harrisburg University of Science and TechnologyHarrisburg, Pennsylvania13$22,2521 year out$45,500$27,00010University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, Puerto Rico70$11,8211 year out$31,621$5,50011Daemen UniversityAmherst, New York110$6,3941 year out$70,353$27,00012University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico45—1 year out——13New York UniversityNew York, New York34—1 year out——14Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas34—1 year out——15Logan UniversityChesterfield, Missouri28—1 year out—$14,00016American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia28—1 year out——17Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland25—1 year out——18Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio25—1 year out——19Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico24—1 year out—$12,25020Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York19—1 year out——21Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado17—1 year out——22Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico14—1 year out——23Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York11—1 year out——24College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota9—1 year out——25California State University-ChicoChico, California8—1 year out——26Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, Minnesota8—1 year out——27Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, Pennsylvania8—1 year out—$27,00028Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California7—1 year out——29Mount Aloysius CollegeCresson, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——30Universidad Central de BayamonBayamón, Puerto Rico7—1 year out——31University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska6—1 year out——32Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, Ohio6—1 year out——33Bethel College-North NewtonNorth Newton, Kansas5—1 year out——34Shorter UniversityRome, Georgia4—1 year out——35Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana4—1 year out——36Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York4—1 year out——37California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California3—1 year out——38Judson UniversityElgin, Illinois3—1 year out——39Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina3—1 year out——40Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico3—1 year out——41St. Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens, Florida2—1 year out——42Georgian Court UniversityLakewood, New Jersey2—1 year out——43Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, New York2—1 year out——44St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, New York2—1 year out——45Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma2—1 year out——46University of Science and Arts of OklahomaChickasha, Oklahoma2—1 year out——47Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, South Dakota2—1 year out——48Edgewood UniversityMadison, Wisconsin2—1 year out——49Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado1—1 year out——50University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, Hawaii1—1 year out——51University of Hawaii-West OahuKapolei, Hawaii1—1 year out——52Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota1—1 year out——53University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. LouisSaint Louis, Missouri1—1 year out——54Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, Nebraska1—1 year out——55York UniversityYork, Nebraska1—1 year out——56Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey1—1 year out——57Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, South Dakota1—1 year out——58Alverno CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin1—1 year out——59Felician UniversityLodi, New Jersey0—1 year out$67,733—60Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon——1 year out$112,393—61Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon——1 year out$112,393—
Associate programs — 35 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton, Massachusetts—$29,5871 year out$48,316$10,1292Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana31$25,7131 year out$33,996$21,6103San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas254—1 year out——4Kapiolani Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii59—1 year out$77,330—5Leeward Community CollegePearl City, Hawaii47—1 year out$73,547$11,0686Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas36—1 year out——7University of Hawaii Maui CollegeKahului, Hawaii18—1 year out——8University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska16—1 year out——9National Park CollegeHot Springs, Arkansas12—1 year out——10Windward Community CollegeKaneohe, Hawaii12—1 year out——11Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, Kansas12—1 year out——12Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe Queen, Arkansas11—1 year out——13Erie Community CollegeBuffalo, New York11—1 year out——14Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——15College of the MainlandTexas City, Texas9—1 year out——16Redlands Community CollegeEl Reno, Oklahoma8—1 year out——17Laramie County Community CollegeCheyenne, Wyoming7—1 year out——18Kauai Community CollegeLihue, Hawaii6—1 year out——19Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio6—1 year out——20Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville, Texas6—1 year out——21Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii5—1 year out——22Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, Idaho5—1 year out——23Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold, Ohio5—1 year out——24Hawaii Community CollegeHilo, Hawaii5—1 year out——25East Georgia State CollegeSwainsboro, Georgia3—1 year out——26Western Wyoming Community CollegeRock Springs, Wyoming3—1 year out——27University of Puerto Rico-UtuadoUtuado, Puerto Rico3—1 year out——28Southeast New Mexico CollegeCarlsbad, New Mexico2—1 year out——29Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——30Chaminade University of HonoluluHonolulu, Hawaii1—1 year out——31Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan1—1 year out——32Arkansas State University-NewportNewport, Arkansas1—1 year out——33Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California——1 year out$50,474—34Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California——1 year out$64,323$6,25035University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico——1 year out$45,449—
Certificate programs — 15 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona126—1 year out$40,826—2Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona125—1 year out$49,029—3Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona101—1 year out$53,855—4Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona95—1 year out$58,832—5Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona66—1 year out$53,626—6Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona41—1 year out$64,915—7University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts41—1 year out——8Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona28—1 year out——9South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona18—1 year out——10GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona13—1 year out——11Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona12—1 year out——12Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio10—1 year out——13Mohave Community CollegeKingman, Arizona3—1 year out——14Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights, Minnesota1—1 year out——15Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, 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 (—).