Best Schools for Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$39,020
Avg. Earnings
2,020
Graduates
#1
U

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, MI · Private

$48,432
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 80.1%
#2
S

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA · Public

$45,500
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,953
Graduates: 22
Acceptance: 80.2%
#3
U

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA · Private

$45,383
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,981
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 46.8%
#4
L

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA · Private

$44,942
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 74.5%
#5
N

Northeastern University Oakland

Oakland, CA · Private

$44,933
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $48,487
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 16.5%
#6
N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$44,933
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $48,487
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 5.7%
#7
S

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA · Public

$44,276
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,024
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 96.2%
#8
U

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, NH · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,279
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 86.9%
#9
M

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,610
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 82.1%
#10
C

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY · Private

$42,123
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 11.9%
#11
N

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC · Public

$42,123
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,488
Graduates: 55
Acceptance: 39.9%
#12
C

California State University-San Marcos

San Marcos, CA · Public

$41,937
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,580
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 95.7%
#13
M

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 68.7%
#14
C

California State University-Sacramento

Sacramento, CA · Public

$41,025
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $45,587
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 93.6%
#15
V

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private

$41,025
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,713
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 17.7%
#16
T

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · Public

$40,512
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,379
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 89.5%
#17
T

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Public

$40,467
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,954
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 70.9%
#18
U

Utah State University

Logan, UT · Public

$40,368
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,720
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 93.6%
#19
C

California State University-San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA · Public

$39,648
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,377
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 98.3%
#20
U

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT · Public

$39,592
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 60.0%
#21
T

Towson University

Towson, MD · Public

$39,369
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,494
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 82.8%
#22
C

California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, CA · Public

$38,937
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,994
Graduates: 112
Acceptance: 86.7%
#23
T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$38,649
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,853
Graduates: 160
Acceptance: 29.1%
#24
U

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,509
Graduates: 110
Acceptance: 57.8%
#25
U

University of Massachusetts-Boston

Boston, MA · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,866
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 83.0%
#26
W

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,408
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 58.5%
#27
S

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,754
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 88.2%
#28
U

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA · Private

$38,289
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 76.3%
#29
P

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN · Public

$38,289
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,361
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 50.3%
#30
M

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

$38,018
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,979
Graduates: 59
Acceptance: 83.9%
#31
R

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ · Public

$37,568
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,551
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 77.8%
#32
P

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private

$37,568
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 4.5%
#33
U

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA · Public

$37,493
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,570
Graduates: 173
Acceptance: 41.6%
#34
C

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO · Public

$37,208
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,864
Graduates: 29
Acceptance: 89.6%
#35
B

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA · Private

$37,208
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $40,712
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 35.3%
#36
U

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Public

$36,924
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,941
Graduates: 130
Acceptance: 43.4%
#37
S

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ · Private

$36,674
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 43.4%
#38
E

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA · Public

$36,141
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 92.9%
#39
U

University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA · Public

$35,964
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $33,915
Graduates: 370
Acceptance: 24.5%
#40
D

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA · Private

$35,600
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 78.8%
#41
U

University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA · Public

$35,060
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,972
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 62.5%
#42
U

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD · Public

$35,060
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,586
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 74.2%
#43
U

University of Denver

Denver, CO · Private

$34,704
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 71.2%
#44
V

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public

$34,704
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,684
Graduates: 84
Acceptance: 57.0%
#45
B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$34,348
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,708
Graduates: 82
Acceptance: 10.8%
#46
C

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA · Private

$33,993
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 88.9%
#47
C

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, CT · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,406
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 75.5%
#48
M

Minnesota State University-Mankato

Mankato, MN · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 91.3%
#49
W

Winona State University

Winona, MN · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 68.5%
#50
R

Rutgers University-Camden

Camden, NJ · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 77.8%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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