Bachelor's-15% vs national median645 grads tracked
Biology, General at Winthrop University
Ranked 333rd of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,670
middle 50%: $22,881 – $39,377
Median · 5 years out
$52,005
middle 50%: $38,038 – $69,994
Median · 10 years out
$66,928
middle 50%: $49,302 – $92,227
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
Winthrop University's General Biology program sees year-one median salaries at $31k. By the tenth year, graduates typically earn a median of $67k.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $10,240 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$52,444 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$52,375 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Black Hills State University
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Sul Ross State University
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$52,119 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University - Texarkana
$51,994 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Fort Kent
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$51,753 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Missouri State University
$51,619 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Langston University
$51,480 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Winthrop University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out
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