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Bachelor's+3% vs national median1,692 grads tracked

Biology, General at James Madison University

Ranked 118th of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,949
middle 50%: $24,149 – $45,751
Median · 5 years out
$62,711
middle 50%: $44,839 – $82,983
Median · 10 years out
$91,441
middle 50%: $63,167 – $137,367

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 James Madison University's bachelor's program in Biology, General earn a median $32,949 one year after graduating, rising to $91,441 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $61,152 for this field, ranking 118th 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
≈ $8,753 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$62,845 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$62,763 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$62,735 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$62,721 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$62,715 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$62,650 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$62,620 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$62,605 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$62,555 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$62,478 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$62,468 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at James Madison University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$149,041 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$113,393 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$109,323 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$108,391 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$107,900 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$105,157 · 5 yrs out
Systems Science and Theory (Bachelor's)
$101,995 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$101,563 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$97,528 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$97,305 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out

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