WhatGradsMake

What Biological and Physical Sciences grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $64,992 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Oregon State UniversityOR$30,437$116,180$119,554+79%
2Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$35,424$74,843$123,380+15%
3Pennsylvania State University (The) - AbingtonPA$38,226$74,015$90,670+14%
4University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$42,371$71,728—+10%
5Pennsylvania State University (The) - BerksPA$44,624$71,671$84,610+10%
6Texas A&M UniversityTX$39,871$70,276$110,691+8%
7Texas A & M University at GalvestonTX$51,789$70,012$87,772+8%
8Purdue UniversityIN$36,458$67,570$77,430+4%
9CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$40,189$66,213$89,332+2%
10Texas Tech UniversityTX$49,691$66,124$72,928+2%
11Portland State UniversityOR$38,315$64,992$88,4310%
12Pennsylvania State University (The) - HarrisburgPA$31,905$64,930—0%
13University of GeorgiaGA$27,780$64,578$100,660-1%
14University of Texas at San AntonioTX$53,306$62,818$71,605-3%
15Dominican UniversityIL$39,793$62,818$93,187-3%
16University of OregonOR$34,317$62,503$85,713-4%
17University of Houston - DowntownTX$41,154$61,651$79,787-5%
18University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$43,588$61,518$62,278-5%
19University of Virginia's College at Wise (The)VA$32,734$58,609$83,907-10%
20University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI$36,215$58,497—-10%
21University of Northern IowaIA$37,841$58,114$77,901-11%
22Pennsylvania State University (The) - YorkPA$40,944$57,417$68,098-12%
23Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$34,615$56,829$70,402-13%
24University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$45,046$55,181$61,703-15%
25Indiana University - KokomoIN$39,496$53,793—-17%
26Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVA$38,279$52,479$50,129-19%
27State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$30,437$52,283—-20%
28University of Wisconsin - SuperiorWI$30,273$52,093$58,527-20%
29University of Southern IndianaIN$46,142$51,223$57,867-21%
30Bluefield State UniversityWV$33,485$51,223$62,818-21%
31Concordia UniversityIL$30,070$51,223—-21%
32Shawnee State UniversityOH$25,937$49,855—-23%

Associate

national median $48,550 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Oakton CollegeIL$30,304$74,301$95,189+53%
2San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX$29,535$62,075—+28%
3Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictWY$33,372$58,363$66,779+20%
4Jefferson College of Health SciencesVA$34,107$57,372$71,899+18%
5City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman CollegeIL$29,545$57,334$78,709+18%
6Joliet Junior CollegeIL$26,980$56,339$75,548+16%
7College Of DuPageIL$27,384$56,203$76,677+16%
8William Rainey Harper CollegeIL$28,423$55,725$80,505+15%
9Elgin Community CollegeIL$27,742$53,449$71,641+10%
10Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL$28,388$52,537$69,620+8%
11Triton CollegeIL$31,585$52,254$70,322+8%
12Kaskaskia CollegeIL$24,256$52,031$68,891+7%
13Waubonsee Community CollegeIL$28,592$51,991$65,292+7%
14City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington CollegeIL$29,509$51,537$74,301+6%
15College of Lake CountyIL$28,915$51,353$71,026+6%
16Heartland Community CollegeIL$26,730$51,252$66,072+6%
17Blue Ridge Community CollegeVA$26,493$51,223—+6%
18Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL$30,203$50,300$63,670+4%
19Rock Valley CollegeIL$27,555$50,243$65,498+3%
20Richland Community CollegeIL$28,578$49,630$61,917+2%
21Black Hawk CollegeIL$27,670$49,594$60,771+2%
22Kishwaukee CollegeIL$27,872$49,537$63,780+2%
23City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright CollegeIL$28,761$49,371$71,402+2%
24Sauk Valley Community CollegeIL$27,096$49,345$60,501+2%
25Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central CollegeIL$50,539$49,095—+1%
26Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA$32,222$48,960$64,085+1%
27Highland Community CollegeIL$26,010$48,917$65,590+1%
28Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA$28,986$48,550$77,3770%
29Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeVA$26,829$48,487$70,7130%
30McHenry County CollegeIL$27,664$47,899$63,339-1%
31City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley CollegeIL$31,625$47,856$65,353-1%
32Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL$27,132$47,677$61,303-2%
33Parkland CollegeIL$27,674$47,587$60,780-2%
34J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA$29,787$47,574$63,793-2%
35Tidewater Community CollegeVA$28,934$47,346$66,769-2%
36Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail CollegeIL$26,571$47,270$45,751-3%
37Kankakee Community CollegeIL$26,934$47,089$59,610-3%
38Illinois Valley Community CollegeIL$25,825$47,084$59,295-3%
39Lake Land CollegeIL$24,700$46,485$55,663-4%
40Virginia Western Community CollegeVA$26,612$46,194$62,994-5%
41Southeastern Illinois CollegeIL$24,236$46,127$61,955-5%
42John Wood Community CollegeIL$26,548$45,643$56,615-6%
43South Suburban CollegeIL$31,905$45,372$63,826-7%
44John A. Logan CollegeIL$24,023$44,706$57,420-8%
45Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley CollegeIL$23,592$44,515$56,235-8%
46Carl Sandburg CollegeIL$24,971$44,463$55,181-8%
47Prairie State CollegeIL$28,114$44,308$68,521-9%
48Spoon River CollegeIL$23,058$44,073$55,054-9%
49Morton CollegeIL$28,746$44,017$62,446-9%
50Laramie County Community CollegeWY$29,124$43,798$64,402-10%
51Lewis and Clark Community CollegeIL$26,029$43,792$55,055-10%
52Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community CollegeIL$24,266$43,647$44,398-10%
53Rend Lake CollegeIL$24,677$42,990$53,525-11%
54Kilgore CollegeTX$31,905$42,596$63,610-12%
55City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X CollegeIL$32,482$42,273$51,013-13%
56Shawnee Community CollegeIL$24,500$40,883$54,051-16%
57City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL$31,470$40,729—-16%
58City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey CollegeIL$30,636$38,875$56,312-20%
59Massasoit Community CollegeMA$38,141———
60Laurel Ridge Community CollegeVA$31,089———