Bachelor's-7% vs national median266 grads tracked
Biology, General at Aurora University
Ranked 261st of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,784
middle 50%: $25,635 – $46,815
Median · 5 years out
$56,729
middle 50%: $42,967 – $71,878
Median · 10 years out
$67,042
middle 50%: $50,197 – $94,869
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Biology, General (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Biology majors at Aurora University earn a $34k median salary during their first year. Median pay reaches $57k at the five-year mark and $67k at the ten-year mark.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,316 total interest
Same major at other universities
Covenant College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$56,824 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$56,787 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$56,734 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$56,642 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$56,538 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$56,478 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$56,372 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Aurora University
Education (Doctorate)
$138,999 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,158 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$93,965 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$83,049 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$78,523 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$78,196 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$76,789 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$71,664 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$69,955 · 5 yrs out
Related fields of study
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Compare universities
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Compare universities
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Compare universities
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
Compare universities
Biotechnology
Compare universities
Botany/Plant Biology
Compare universities