WhatGradsMake
Master's0% vs national median272 grads tracked

Biological and Biomedical Sciences at South Dakota State University

Ranked 71st of 181 master's programs in Biological and Biomedical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$58,450
middle 50%: $42,505 – $78,429
Median · 5 years out
$70,135
middle 50%: $58,427 – $99,308
Median · 10 years out
$103,123
middle 50%: $71,327 – $140,953

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Biological and Biomedical Sciences (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Biological and Biomedical Sciences master's graduates earn a median of $58k in year one. By year ten, earnings hit $103k.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,046 total interest

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