Associate+8% vs national median4,251 grads tracked
Biological and Physical Sciences at Moraine Valley Community College
Ranked 10th of 58 associate programs in Biological and Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,388
middle 50%: $20,877 – $41,429
Median · 5 years out
$52,537
middle 50%: $36,016 – $71,525
Median · 10 years out
$69,620
middle 50%: $49,780 – $95,785
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Biological and Physical Sciences (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Biological and Physical Sciences graduates from Moraine Valley Community College earn a $28k median salary initially. Earnings grow to $53k at year five and $70k at year ten.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.4 yrs
≈ $10,454 total interest
Same major at other universities
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$57,334 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$56,339 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$56,203 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$55,725 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$53,449 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$52,254 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$51,991 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$51,353 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$51,252 · 5 yrs out
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