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2026 Highest Paid Biotechnology Grads in the Great Lakes Region

[Biotechnology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/biotechnology/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a biotechnology degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their biotechnology graduates.

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• Highest Paid Biotechnology Grads in the Great Lakes Region

2026 Highest Paid Biotechnology Grads in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools send biotechnology graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Biotechnology Graduates

1

University Of Wisconsin Madison
Madison, WI

$110,281 Average Early-Career Salary

Our analysis ranked University Of Wisconsin Madison the top school for biotechnology graduate earnings in the Great Lakes Region. Located in the city of Madison, University Of Wisconsin Madison is a public institution. Students who complete the biotechnology program here go on to a median salary of roughly $110,281.

2

Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL

$89,530 Average Early-Career Salary

Roosevelt University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in biotechnology, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt University is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the biotechnology program here go on to a median salary of roughly $89,530.

3

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

$75,972 Average Early-Career Salary

Northwestern University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying biotechnology schools. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. Early-career biotechnology graduates from Northwestern University make a median of around $75,972 per year.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their biotechnology graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.