Bachelor's+18% vs national median679 grads tracked
Biology, General at CUNY Brooklyn College
Ranked 11th of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,877
middle 50%: $24,044 – $50,301
Median · 5 years out
$71,899
middle 50%: $45,751 – $93,465
Median · 10 years out
$100,414
middle 50%: $70,779 – $154,543
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
General Biology graduates earn a median of $35k immediately after graduation. Year 10 median pay reaches $100k.
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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,919 total interest
Same major at other universities
Providence College
$75,814 · 5 yrs out
Salem State University
$75,287 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$75,101 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$72,703 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$72,604 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Abington
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$71,782 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$71,430 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$71,298 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$71,148 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$71,036 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$108,220 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,116 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$104,245 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,983 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,682 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,532 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$85,229 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$84,500 · 5 yrs out
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