Bachelor's-9% vs national median329 grads tracked
Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Carleton College
Ranked 271st of 410 bachelor's programs in Biological and Biomedical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,439
middle 50%: $28,680 – $46,765
Median · 5 years out
$56,124
middle 50%: $35,792 – $75,329
Median · 10 years out
$85,592
middle 50%: $64,560 – $133,920
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
Biological and Biomedical Sciences graduates see median starting salaries of $37k. Pay reaches $86k 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,821 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of North Georgia
$56,478 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$56,348 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$56,263 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State University
$56,183 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$56,140 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$56,086 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$55,891 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$55,855 · 5 yrs out
Eureka College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana Western (The)
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$55,723 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Carleton College
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$136,177 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$102,242 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,570 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
Philosophy and Religious Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
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