Bachelor's-10% vs national median322 grads tracked
Biology, General at Carleton College
Ranked 288th of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,794
middle 50%: $28,884 – $47,781
Median · 5 years out
$55,214
middle 50%: $35,720 – $74,369
Median · 10 years out
$86,636
middle 50%: $65,902 – $138,229
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 at Carleton College earn a median of $38k in their first year. This climbs to a median of $87k by the tenth year.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,853 total interest
Same major at other universities
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
$55,525 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$55,520 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine at Presque Isle
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$55,219 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$55,194 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$55,150 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$55,137 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$55,127 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Augusta University
$54,955 · 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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