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Bachelor's-24% vs national median113 grads tracked

Biology, General at University of Maine - Farmington

Ranked 385th of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,786
middle 50%: $21,491 – $38,821
Median · 5 years out
$46,571
middle 50%: $36,215 – $67,083
Median · 10 years out
$60,590
middle 50%: $39,272 – $89,277

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

Graduates of University of Maine - Farmington's bachelor's program in Biology, General earn a median $30,786 one year after graduating, rising to $60,590 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 24% below the national median of $61,152 for this field, ranking 385th of 398 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?

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
9.1 yrs
≈ $11,052 total interest

Same major at other universities

Albertus Magnus College
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
Elizabeth City State University
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Earlham College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Savannah State University
$46,924 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$46,723 · 5 yrs out
Claflin University
$46,542 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$46,471 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln University
$45,260 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$44,767 · 5 yrs out
Voorhees University
$44,711 · 5 yrs out
Fort Valley State University
$44,528 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Maine - Farmington

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$56,676 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$52,872 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Bachelor's)
$49,969 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's)
$49,969 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's)
$49,659 · 5 yrs out

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