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Bachelor's+3% vs national median761 grads tracked

Biology, General at Saint Olaf College

Ranked 114th of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,815
middle 50%: $25,371 – $47,018
Median · 5 years out
$62,763
middle 50%: $41,334 – $82,668
Median · 10 years out
$93,152
middle 50%: $65,752 – $159,571

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 Saint Olaf College's bachelor's program in Biology, General earn a median $34,815 one year after graduating, rising to $93,152 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $61,152 for this field, ranking 114th 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
7 yrs
≈ $8,546 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College at Purchase
$62,968 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$62,911 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$62,904 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$62,891 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$62,845 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$62,735 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$62,721 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$62,715 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$62,711 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$62,650 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$62,620 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Saint Olaf College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$120,035 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$120,035 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$85,545 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$78,045 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$78,045 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$76,166 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$76,166 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,148 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$67,022 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$65,735 · 5 yrs out

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