Associate-2% vs national median1,774 grads tracked
Biological and Physical Sciences at Tidewater Community College
Ranked 35th of 58 associate programs in Biological and Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,934
middle 50%: $21,132 – $43,661
Median · 5 years out
$47,346
middle 50%: $32,272 – $67,174
Median · 10 years out
$66,769
middle 50%: $47,119 – $93,135
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Biological and Physical Sciences (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Biological and physical sciences graduates from Tidewater Community College earn a median $29k initially. Ten-year earnings reach $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
8.9 yrs
≈ $11,096 total interest
Same major at other universities
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$47,899 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$47,856 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$47,677 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$47,587 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$47,270 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$47,089 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$47,084 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$46,485 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$46,194 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$46,127 · 5 yrs out
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$81,090 · 5 yrs out
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$78,072 · 5 yrs out
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$76,554 · 5 yrs out
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
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$72,218 · 5 yrs out
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$69,841 · 5 yrs out
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$69,536 · 5 yrs out