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Best Colleges for Biology, by Earnings

1,264 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Biology, about 83,394 degrees a year. Across the 828 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $57,717 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Carlow University	PA	$134,677	19	87%
2	Providence College	RI	$93,757	117	50.9%
3	Seton Hall University	NJ	$93,200	216	73.3%
4	College of the Holy Cross	MA	$92,914	49	17.6%
5	University of Detroit Mercy	MI	$91,888	141	75.4%
6	Yeshiva University	NY	$90,456	76	55.6%
7	Ohio Dominican University	OH	$90,431	22	94.2%
8	Marquette University	WI	$88,921	221	81.3%
9	Union College	NY	$87,208	30	43.9%
10	Dartmouth College	NH	$87,026	86	5.4%
11	Bucknell University	PA	$85,687	75	28.9%
12	Assumption University	MA	$83,706	35	83%
13	Boston College	MA	$83,614	220	16.4%
14	Muhlenberg College	PA	$83,215	41	72%
15	Duke University	NC	$83,192	169	5.7%
16	Auburn University	AL	$83,053	302	45.9%
17	University of the Pacific	CA	$83,012	130	71.3%
18	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$82,769	118	88.8%
19	Lafayette College	PA	$82,109	50	31.5%
20	Marist University	NY	$81,936	78	56.5%
21	Stonehill College	MA	$81,361	32	66.3%
22	University of Rhode Island	RI	$80,379	173	72.2%
23	Loyola Marymount University	CA	$80,317	62	45.1%
24	New York Institute of Technology	NY	$80,208	179	81%
25	Merrimack College	MA	$79,581	24	70%
26	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$79,163	168	11%
27	Southern Methodist University	TX	$78,466	101	63.3%
28	Northeastern University	MA	$78,327	137	5.2%
29	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$78,327	9
30	Misericordia University	PA	$78,107	21	70.9%
31	Loyola University Maryland	MD	$77,861	56	75.5%
32	Clarkson University	NY	$77,791	42	77.4%
33	Le Moyne College	NY	$77,609	82	83%
34	Georgetown University	DC	$77,132	54	12.9%
35	University of New Hampshire	NH	$77,076	181	88.2%
36	Tufts University	MA	$76,782	147	11.5%
37	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$76,149	114	83%
38	DeSales University	PA	$76,125	55	77.1%
39	Mount St. Mary's University	MD	$76,062	25	73.8%
40	Adelphi University	NY	$75,921	92	65.9%
41	Dominican University of California	CA	$75,913	18	83.5%
42	Westmont College	CA	$75,889	38	77.1%
43	Touro University	NY	$75,886	99	60.8%
44	Mount Saint Mary College	NY	$75,798	8	88.9%
45	Barnard College	NY	$75,696	15	8.8%
46	Lehigh University	PA	$75,611	55	25.9%
47	The College of New Jersey	NJ	$75,531	137	62.3%
48	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	MA	$75,018	28	60.2%
49	Felician University	NJ	$74,746	33
50	University of Delaware	DE	$74,535	177	70.6%
51	San Francisco State University	CA	$74,204	369	96.4%
52	California State University-East Bay	CA	$74,010	134	97.4%
53	Villanova University	PA	$73,933	96	27%
54	La Salle University	PA	$73,920	21	96.6%
55	Elizabethtown College	PA	$73,542	27	77.9%
56	Widener University	PA	$73,535	35	70.9%
57	Siena University	NY	$73,491	45	69%
58	Arcadia University	PA	$73,377	66	80.2%
59	Fordham University	NY	$73,136	100	59.3%
60	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$72,726	371	59.7%
61	Keene State College	NH	$72,593	17	90.3%
62	Sacred Heart University	CT	$72,404	71	65.4%
63	Drexel University	PA	$72,197	152	79.4%
64	Temple University	PA	$72,134	245	80.4%
65	Neumann University	PA	$72,102	3	81.3%
66	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$72,037	174	75.4%
67	Miami University-Hamilton	OH	$72,037	9
68	Miami University-Middletown	OH	$72,037	5
69	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne	IN	$72,008	13	96%
70	SUNY Oneonta	NY	$71,874	77	69.6%
71	California State University-Chico	CA	$71,726	89	92.7%
72	Roger Williams University	RI	$71,652	31	87.7%
73	University of St Thomas	MN	$71,619	70	85.4%
74	Saint Johns University	MN	$71,560	31	90.6%
75	Virginia Military Institute	VA	$71,547	27	71.3%
76	Farmingdale State College	NY	$71,533	63	63.3%
77	University of Pikeville	KY	$71,225	30
78	Northwestern University	IL	$71,181	135	7.7%
79	University of Connecticut	CT	$71,160	161	52.4%
80	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$71,160	1	86.7%
81	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$71,160	1	83%
82	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$71,160	1	88.3%
83	William Paterson University of New Jersey	NJ	$71,026	51	90.1%
84	Emory University	GA	$70,959	211	10.7%
85	Duquesne University	PA	$70,958	74	83.6%
86	Seton Hill University	PA	$70,848	21	79.5%
87	University of New Haven	CT	$70,843	23	60.4%
88	California State University-San Marcos	CA	$70,789	188	95.1%
89	Quinnipiac University	CT	$70,632	65	72.2%
90	Northern State University	SD	$70,545	18	93%
91	George Washington University	DC	$70,444	68	47.1%
92	Rockhurst University	MO	$70,354	26	69.6%
93	University of New England	ME	$70,283	57	91.6%
94	University of Virginia	VA	$70,240	299	16.8%
95	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$69,854	163	31.3%
96	Ouachita Baptist University	AR	$69,747	48	67.5%
97	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	$69,724	318	72.4%
98	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	$69,651	22	78.9%
99	University of Richmond	VA	$69,564	53	22.2%
100	University of San Francisco	CA	$69,440	86	61.7%

Showing the top 100 of 828 colleges that report earnings. 436 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 Biology graduates?

Carlow University ($134,677), Providence College ($93,757), Seton Hall University ($93,200), College of the Holy Cross ($92,914), University of Detroit Mercy ($91,888) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Biology majors make?

The median across 828 colleges is $57,717 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $27,205 to $134,677.

Which colleges have the biggest Biology programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of South Florida (1,197), Florida International University (920), Arizona State University (909), Texas A&M University (854), University of Central Florida (820).

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 "Biology, General". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.