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Bachelor's+2% vs national median295 grads tracked

Biology, General at Furman University

Ranked 128th of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,031
middle 50%: $21,643 – $42,349
Median · 5 years out
$62,383
middle 50%: $44,334 – $80,999
Median · 10 years out
$100,138
middle 50%: $69,890 – $162,623

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 Furman University's bachelor's program in Biology, General earn a median $31,031 one year after graduating, rising to $100,138 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $61,152 for this field, ranking 128th 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,950 total interest

Same major at other universities

Nicholls State University
$62,555 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$62,478 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$62,468 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$62,462 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$62,405 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$62,362 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Military Institute
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$62,246 · 5 yrs out
Presbyterian College
$62,240 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$62,200 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
$62,163 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Furman University

Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$111,278 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$92,861 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$84,537 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$83,368 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$82,749 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$82,749 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's)
$78,655 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out

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