Bachelor's Biology, General Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Biology, General Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Biology, General programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 835 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1University of San DiegoSan Diego, California$54,22352%—$30k$87k84%5,6713 mi 2Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut$52,17929%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 3Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts$51,71160%—$43k$103k90%5,44738 mi 4Edgewood UniversityMadison, Wisconsin$51,13476%—$26k$60k60%1,10777 mi 5Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, West Virginia$49,16597%1034$11k$49k51%2,34454 mi 6Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island$47,79988%1223$38k$70k69%3,946< 1 mi 7Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$47,3299%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 8Curry CollegeMilton, Massachusetts$46,73688%1125$29k$54k51%1,7806 mi 9University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts$46,52683%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 10University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, South Dakota$46,22983%—$21k$55k63%1,218317 mi 11Madonna UniversityLivonia, Michigan$46,12763%980$18k$59k60%1,63216 mi 12Stonehill CollegeEaston, Massachusetts$46,08866%—$33k$78k76%2,52814 mi 13University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island$45,84672%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 14Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania$45,69526%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 15Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts$45,67096%—$16k$57k50%4,291< 1 mi 16Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$45,4945%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 17Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, Massachusetts$45,494———$93k—1,8022 mi 18Northeastern University OaklandOakland, California$45,49417%1472$25k$93k—4642 mi 19University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire$45,34688%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 20University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchester, New Hampshire$45,34681%1100$10k$66k50%44333 mi 21Emmanuel CollegeBoston, Massachusetts$45,27576%1250$27k$68k68%1,8543 mi 22Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut$44,65772%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 23Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts$44,62688%1180$16k$57k53%7,82913 mi 24Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$44,56771%1060$13k$62k61%2,4644 mi 25Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts$44,45088%1150$13k$61k61%3,93039 mi 26California State University-East BayHayward, California$44,37097%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 27Centenary UniversityHackettstown, New Jersey$44,31283%—$21k$54k56%91036 mi 28Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota$44,16695%1092$14k$56k40%5,088129 mi 29Marywood UniversityScranton, Pennsylvania$43,96861%1162$23k$56k72%1,78486 mi 30The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana$43,91496%1190$17k$45k48%7,488392 mi 31Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia$43,79771%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 32University of Southern MainePortland, Maine$43,72279%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 33Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana$43,65681%—$11k$48k43%6,188149 mi 34Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, Illinois$43,64148%—$12k$58k22%2,55621 mi 35Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York$43,63914%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 36Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire$43,62490%—$18k$54k60%2,69972 mi 37Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine$43,5977%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 38Regis CollegeWeston, Massachusetts$43,58970%—$27k$53k72%95613 mi 39Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa$43,31196%1090$21k$53k34%1,994198 mi 40College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Massachusetts$43,27618%1353$39k$91k87%3,10636 mi 41Ripon CollegeRipon, Wisconsin$43,25080%1176$20k$55k63%68855 mi 42Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa$43,23799%—$22k$53k54%1,486300 mi 43Carroll UniversityWaukesha, Wisconsin$43,18867%1190$15k$58k71%2,52317 mi 44East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania$43,18292%1084$18k$56k43%4,81456 mi 45Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$43,18274%1204$22k$52k70%1,18894 mi 46Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$42,85282%1216$30k$68k61%4,2681 mi 47Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts$42,77681%—$17k$57k54%3,61557 mi 48DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Pennsylvania$42,75177%1186$32k$61k72%2,12841 mi 49University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts$42,72184%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 50Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon$42,67785%—$27k$79k70%1,62137 mi 51William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey$42,49290%—$19k$58k44%6,61414 mi 52Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts$42,47284%1180$16k$52k48%2,56620 mi 53Assumption UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts$42,25283%—$29k$75k75%1,66940 mi 54Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$42,12899%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 55Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut$41,97391%—$21k$55k50%6,2953 mi 56Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania$41,88531%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 57Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney, Virginia$41,87641%1207$22k$68k62%94666 mi 58Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Massachusetts$41,50670%—$38k$76k70%3,91615 mi 59Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts$41,25087%1150$14k$54k55%2,75241 mi 60Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa$41,22664%1292$29k$72k74%2,543303 mi 61Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts$41,2138%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 62University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts$41,20491%1182$21k$69k52%5,2215 mi 63Rider UniversityLawrenceville, New Jersey$41,18179%1227$25k$62k61%3,10624 mi 64Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania$41,1227%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 65Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa$41,11264%1223$19k$57k66%1,164198 mi 66Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut$41,06737%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 67Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado$41,01899%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 68Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, Virginia$40,98077%—$30k$58k67%2,11661 mi 69Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts$40,96485%1120$14k$55k44%1,10849 mi 70Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan$40,95983%1074$16k$56k67%18,85417 mi 71St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota$40,93792%1147$20k$59k61%2,473135 mi 72Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, Missouri$40,936——$13k$43k39%2,219402 mi 73Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York$40,9354%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 74Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah$40,91967%1220$27k$66k64%823545 mi 75Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska$40,741——$18k$61k33%10,220425 mi 76Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Pennsylvania$40,69293%1204$28k$56k56%1,62821 mi 77Salve Regina UniversityNewport, Rhode Island$40,52568%1232$37k$73k77%2,121< 1 mi 78University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri$40,48372%1204$13k$60k55%6,817415 mi 79University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts$40,42760%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 80University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, Minnesota$40,41575%1150$9k$51k63%936199 mi 81Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$40,39275%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 82Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$40,16511%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 83Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$40,14550%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 84Arcadia UniversityGlenside, Pennsylvania$40,11080%1190$29k$58k67%1,9488 mi 85Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire$40,08888%—$19k$57k52%3,15365 mi 86Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, Connecticut$39,97783%1160$21k$56k58%3,41826 mi 87Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$39,91092%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 88University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$39,90967%—$22k$54k56%3,005144 mi 89CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York$39,81086%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 90Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York$39,80777%1304$30k$90k75%2,19627 mi 91University of DelawareNewark, Delaware$39,74671%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 92Cleveland University-Kansas CityOverland Park, Kansas$39,72469%—$36k$52k100%95423 mi 93William Peace UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina$39,71094%1170$22k$47k45%66691 mi 94University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut$39,62860%1160$34k$60k63%4,8412 mi 95Providence CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island$39,61651%1346$49k$87k86%4,2293 mi 96Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California$39,54884%1290$35k$85k78%1,1141 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.