Bachelor's-8% vs national median1,645 grads tracked
Biology, General at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
Ranked 268th of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,088
middle 50%: $23,430 – $42,237
Median · 5 years out
$56,277
middle 50%: $40,236 – $76,414
Median · 10 years out
$79,307
middle 50%: $56,424 – $121,787
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 from UNC Wilmington earn a median of $32,088 in year one. Salaries climb to $56k by year five and $79k by year ten.
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
7.7 yrs
≈ $9,474 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$56,642 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$56,538 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$56,478 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$56,372 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$56,263 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$56,140 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$56,135 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$55,893 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$55,891 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$115,854 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,423 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$90,755 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$83,719 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$80,156 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$79,121 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,439 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$75,042 · 5 yrs out
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