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Bachelor's-10% vs national median252 grads tracked

Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Indiana University - South Bend

Ranked 283rd of 410 bachelor's programs in Biological and Biomedical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,247
middle 50%: $28,969 – $49,399
Median · 5 years out
$55,294
middle 50%: $41,019 – $72,966
Median · 10 years out
$79,444
middle 50%: $55,699 – $127,147

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

Graduates of Indiana University - South Bend's bachelor's program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences earn a median $37,247 one year after graduating, rising to $79,444 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $61,756 for this field, ranking 283rd of 410 reporting programs.

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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,951 total interest

Same major at other universities

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$55,723 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$55,644 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$55,546 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
$55,525 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$55,331 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$55,275 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine at Presque Isle
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$55,198 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$55,194 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$55,156 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$55,140 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Indiana University - South Bend

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$122,702 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$118,879 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$80,088 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$70,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out

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