Bachelor's-9% vs national median337 grads tracked
Biology, General at Indiana University Southeast
Ranked 272nd of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,986
middle 50%: $26,804 – $44,859
Median · 5 years out
$55,935
middle 50%: $41,019 – $72,341
Median · 10 years out
$69,798
middle 50%: $47,289 – $103,556
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 graduates earn $35,986 in their first year. Median salary reaches $69,798 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?
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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
7.7 yrs
≈ $9,105 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$56,372 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$56,277 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$56,263 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$56,140 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$56,135 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$55,893 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$55,891 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$55,855 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$55,792 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$55,764 · 5 yrs out
Eureka College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Indiana University Southeast
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$122,286 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,378 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$83,382 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$77,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$74,063 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$73,636 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,441 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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