2021 Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates
Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences School for You
In 2018-2019, 126,493 biological and biomedical sciences students received their bachelor's degrees, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.
The biological and biomedical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates.
For this year's Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates ranking, we looked at 675 colleges that offer a bachelor's in biological and biomedical sciences.
In this ranking, we use early career salaries - salaries 10 years from when a student started college. This is the salary typically earned 4-6 years after graduation, but may be different depending on how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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Salaries of Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors After Graduation
After graduation, biological and biomedical sciences majors from schools in the United States earn an average salary of $28,313 per year. If salary is one of the most important things on your career list, you may be disappointed to hear that this is 29% less than the salary of a typical college graduate.
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2021 Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads in the United States
The highest paid biological and biomedical sciences majors graduate from the following colleges and universities.
Top 25 Best Schools for Highly Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates
Harvard University landed the #1 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid biological and biomedical sciences school. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
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Yale University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
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Dartmouth College comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.
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University of Detroit Mercy comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UDM is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Detroit.
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Princeton University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of the Pacific. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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California State University - East Bay comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. California State University - East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid biological and biomedical sciences school. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Kenyon College landed the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid biological and biomedical sciences school. Located in the town of Gambier, Kenyon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Northeastern University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Our rankings recognize Neumann University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Aston, Neumann is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Indian River State College comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public school with a large student population.
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DePauw University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid biological and biomedical sciences school. DePauw is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Greencastle.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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San Jose State University landed the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid biological and biomedical sciences school. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
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College of the Holy Cross comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Salem State University. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Emmanuel College Massachusetts comes in at #15 in this year's ranking. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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United States Air Force Academy landed the #16 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid biological and biomedical sciences school. USAFA is a small public school located in the fringe town of USAF Academy.
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The #16 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Southern Indiana. Located in the suburb of Evansville, USI is a public school with a large student population.
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Santa Clara University landed the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid biological and biomedical sciences school. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network comes in at #18 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Virginia Military Institute comes in at #19 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Lexington, VMI is a public college with a small student population.
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University of New Hampshire at Manchester landed the #20 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid biological and biomedical sciences school. UNH Manchester is a small public school located in the city of Manchester.
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Stonehill College landed the #21 spot in our 2021 rankings for highest paid biological and biomedical sciences school. Stonehill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Easton.
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Additional Award Winners
This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 675 different United States biological and biomedical sciences schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students seeking high pay that almost earned our Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates award.
Biological & Biomedical Sciences by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 82,869 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 11,911 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 8,341 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 5,549 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 4,135 |
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Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Engineering | 128,724 |
Computer & Information Sciences | 92,596 |
Physical Sciences | 32,633 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 30,991 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 21,156 |
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Notes and References
- 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.
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