Bachelor's-4% vs national median694 grads tracked
Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Northeastern Illinois University
Ranked 209th of 410 bachelor's programs in Biological and Biomedical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,372
middle 50%: $26,431 – $49,571
Median · 5 years out
$59,025
middle 50%: $43,306 – $80,838
Median · 10 years out
$83,105
middle 50%: $55,287 – $111,223
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Biological and Biomedical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Northeastern Illinois University Biological Sciences majors earn a median of $36k initially. Salaries jump to $83k after ten years.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,710 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Akron (The)
$59,586 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$59,519 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$59,405 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$59,172 · 5 yrs out
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$59,162 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$58,789 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$58,597 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$58,433 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$58,388 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$58,383 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Northeastern Illinois University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,546 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,000 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,309 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
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