Bachelor's+5% vs national median192 grads tracked
Biology, General at Hampden Sydney College
Ranked 83rd of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,119
middle 50%: $26,587 – $49,855
Median · 5 years out
$64,308
middle 50%: $46,298 – $86,086
Median · 10 years out
$94,228
middle 50%: $66,213 – $141,962
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 Hampden Sydney College earn a median first-year salary of $39k. This figure grows to $64k by year five and $94k 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,998 total interest
Same major at other universities
Wofford College
$64,679 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$64,545 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$64,479 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$64,423 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$64,343 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$64,255 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$64,238 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$64,223 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$64,204 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$64,159 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$64,138 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Hampden Sydney College
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,940 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$82,940 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,309 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,122 · 5 yrs out
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