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Bachelor's+10% vs national median290 grads tracked

Biology, General at College of Saint Scholastica

Ranked 45th of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,828
middle 50%: $23,435 – $40,455
Median · 5 years out
$67,307
middle 50%: $47,043 – $88,931
Median · 10 years out
$96,791
middle 50%: $69,563 – $142,847

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 College of Saint Scholastica's bachelor's program in Biology, General earn a median $30,828 one year after graduating, rising to $96,791 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $61,152 for this field, ranking 45th 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?

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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
6.8 yrs
≈ $8,617 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College at Geneseo
$67,660 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$67,560 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$67,536 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$67,432 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$67,360 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$67,199 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$67,110 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$67,104 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$66,941 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$66,918 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$66,696 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College of Saint Scholastica

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$125,781 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,793 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$99,674 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctorate)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$96,875 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$85,080 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$84,494 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$83,411 · 5 yrs out

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