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Best Colleges for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, by Earnings

630 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, about 11,957 degrees a year. Across the 106 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $65,301 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$90,694	74	33%
2	Northeastern University	MA	$90,612	88	5.2%
3	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	$88,305	57	65.8%
4	University of New Hampshire	NH	$87,075	25	88.2%
5	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	$85,296	16	83.8%
6	University of San Diego	CA	$83,380	25	52.4%
7	University of Kansas	KS	$81,568	67	93.5%
8	Montclair State University	NJ	$81,519	45	87.9%
9	University of Vermont	VT	$80,593	60	65.3%
10	University of Maryland	MD	$80,470	43	44.8%
11	Temple University	PA	$80,364	39	80.4%
12	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$79,820	61	46.3%
13	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$79,510	60	58.1%
14	Indiana University	IN	$78,721	53	78.2%
15	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$78,097	37	31.3%
16	California State University-East Bay	CA	$77,863	8	97.4%
17	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$77,853	173	59.7%
18	Pennsylvania State University	PA	$77,336	100	60.6%
19	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	PA	$77,336	21	98.7%
20	Western Washington University	WA	$77,048	41	93.3%
21	San Francisco State University	CA	$76,134	40	96.4%
22	Portland State University	OR	$75,765	14	90.9%
23	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	$75,493	59	72.4%
24	Boston College	MA	$75,274	30	16.4%
25	University of Delaware	DE	$74,190	15	70.6%
26	Stevenson University	MD	$73,584	20	78.9%
27	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$73,506	187	9%
28	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$72,988	183	45.2%
29	Georgia Institute of Technology	GA	$72,940	45	14.1%
30	University of California-San Diego	CA	$72,491	137	26.7%
31	North Carolina State University	NC	$71,136	59	41.7%
32	University of California-Davis	CA	$70,754	160	41.8%
33	Colorado State University	CO	$70,343	52	88.5%
34	Florida State University	FL	$69,875	59	24.2%
35	University of Denver	CO	$69,725	55	77.8%
36	Stockton University	NJ	$69,252	27	88.9%
37	New York University	NY	$68,690	44	7.7%
38	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$68,488	72	78.1%
39	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$68,170	62	90.5%
40	University of Michigan	MI	$67,925	284	15.6%
41	University of Minnesota	MN	$67,783	80	79.8%
42	Rowan University	NJ	$67,702	37	77.7%
43	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$67,681	36	81.6%
44	Purdue University	IN	$67,639	58	49.9%
45	Virginia Tech	VA	$67,621	97	54.8%
46	Drake University	IA	$67,547	25	63.9%
47	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$67,441	38	91.3%
48	Ohio State University	OH	$67,381	100	60.6%
49	University of South Carolina	SC	$67,202	81	60.2%
50	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$66,885	28	94%
51	University of Arizona	AZ	$66,862	62	86.1%
52	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	$66,483	25	62.7%
53	California State University-San Marcos	CA	$65,479	36	95.1%
54	Kansas State University	KS	$65,122	29	81.7%
55	University of Iowa	IA	$65,072	37	83.6%
56	Texas State University	TX	$64,830	33	89.3%
57	Binghamton University	NY	$64,737	61	38.6%
58	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$64,521	77	87.5%
59	Cornell College	IA	$64,510	16	79.9%
60	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$64,492	21	90.7%
61	University of Texas at Austin	TX	$64,145	303	26.6%
62	Boston University	MA	$64,112	138	11.1%
63	University of Pittsburgh	PA	$63,707	49	58.1%
64	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	PA	$63,707	9	95.2%
65	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	$63,707	8	94.8%
66	Michigan State University	MI	$63,419	102	84.8%
67	Brigham Young University	UT	$63,291	76	67.8%
68	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$63,239	36	73.7%
69	Iowa State University	IA	$63,026	35	88.7%
70	Texas Tech University	TX	$63,013	68	72.7%
71	CUNY City College	NY	$62,440	18	60%
72	Duquesne University	PA	$62,319	26	83.6%
73	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$61,940	32	88.5%
74	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	WI	$61,349	25	91.8%
75	University of Houston	TX	$61,122	84	73.9%
76	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	$61,010	51	88.8%
77	Clemson University	SC	$60,988	81	38.3%
78	Central Connecticut State University	CT	$60,713	26	73.3%
79	University of North Texas	TX	$60,655	41	72.2%
80	Stony Brook University	NY	$60,648	106	49%
81	Arizona State University	AZ	$60,501	192	89.9%
82	California State University-Chico	CA	$60,367	11	92.7%
83	University of California-Riverside	CA	$59,549	163	76.4%
84	University of Georgia	GA	$59,534	53	37.7%
85	Grand Valley State University	MI	$59,476	30	83%
86	Texas A&M University	TX	$59,079	76	57.4%
87	Kennesaw State University	GA	$59,054	26	69.2%
88	University of Washington	WA	$58,818	280	39.1%
89	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$58,818	16	90.6%
90	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$58,268	79	77.3%
91	University of Southern California	CA	$57,246	31	9.8%
92	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$57,065	15	98.8%
93	University of Missouri	MO	$56,003	42	78.5%
94	Towson University	MD	$54,367	40	82%
95	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$53,830	18	79.9%
96	Grinnell College	IA	$53,105	35	14.5%
97	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	$51,356	45	99.9%
98	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$50,432	102	65.1%
99	Baylor University	TX	$49,661	84	51.3%
100	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$49,543	47	69.1%

Showing the top 100 of 106 colleges that report earnings. 524 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology graduates?

University of California-Santa Barbara ($90,694), Northeastern University ($90,612), University of California-Santa Cruz ($88,305), University of New Hampshire ($87,075), University of Massachusetts-Boston ($85,296) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Biochemistry and Molecular Biology majors make?

The median across 106 colleges is $65,301 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $43,080 to $90,694.

Which colleges have the biggest Biochemistry and Molecular Biology programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of Texas at Austin (303), University of Michigan (284), University of Washington (280), Arizona State University (192), University of California-Los Angeles (187).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.