Colleges offering it 85
Graduates in 2023-24 1,006
Typical median debt $20,728
Typical earnings 1 yr after $50,954
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $78,735
Earnings to debt 2.5x
$65,893 to $67,949: 2 programs $67,949 to $70,005: 0 programs $70,005 to $72,061: 0 programs $72,061 to $74,117: 1 programs $74,117 to $76,173: 1 programs $76,173 to $78,229: 1 programs $78,229 to $80,285: 2 programs $80,285 to $82,341: 0 programs $82,341 to $84,397: 0 programs $84,397 to $86,453: 0 programs $86,453 to $88,509: 3 programs $88,509 to $90,565: 1 programs Typical $78,735 $65,893 $90,565 Median earnings four years after graduation at each college's program Colleges where biotechnology graduates earn the most Programs with at least 10 graduates in 2023-24, ranked by median earnings four years after graduation.
Worcester State University $90,565
Rutgers University-New Brunswick $87,600
Syracuse University $87,596
University of California-Davis $87,406
University of Houston $78,750
Endicott College $78,735
California State University-San Marcos $76,622
Rochester Institute of Technology $74,613
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona $73,152
Utah Valley University $67,603
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Worcester State University Worcester, MA 18 $55,387 $90,565 $14,000 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 34 $59,745 $87,600 $16,750 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 14 $50,031 $87,596 $26,250 University of California-Davis Davis, CA 70 $50,718 $87,406 $14,899 University of Houston Houston, TX 85 $51,190 $78,750 $16,500 Endicott College Beverly, MA 14 n/a $78,735 $27,000 California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA 29 $63,252 $76,622 $15,755 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 30 $43,966 $74,613 $25,750 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 34 $45,923 $73,152 $15,238 Utah Valley University Orem, UT 24 $55,301 $67,603 n/a James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 21 $61,282 $65,893 $23,000
Largest biotechnology programs College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of Houston Houston, TX 85 $51,190 $78,750 $16,500 University of California-Davis Davis, CA 70 $50,718 $87,406 $14,899 Brigham Young University Provo, UT 36 $42,412 n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 34 $59,745 $87,600 $16,750 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 34 $45,923 $73,152 $15,238 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 33 n/a n/a $22,350 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 30 $43,966 $74,613 $25,750 California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA 29 $63,252 $76,622 $15,755 Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA 25 n/a n/a $18,167 Utah Valley University Orem, UT 24 $55,301 $67,603 n/a University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 23 $70,802 n/a $22,250 University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH 23 $44,949 n/a $23,250 University of Georgia Athens, GA 23 n/a n/a $19,206 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 22 $48,963 n/a n/a University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 22 $38,276 n/a n/a
Graduate degrees in biotechnology Master's: 83 programs, $93,790 first-year earnings; Doctoral: 8 programs. Compare graduate programs .
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Worcester State University Worcester, MA 18 $55,387 $90,565 $14,000 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 34 $59,745 $87,600 $16,750 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 14 $50,031 $87,596 $26,250 University of California-Davis Davis, CA 70 $50,718 $87,406 $14,899 University of Houston Houston, TX 85 $51,190 $78,750 $16,500 Endicott College Beverly, MA 14 n/a $78,735 $27,000 California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA 29 $63,252 $76,622 $15,755 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 30 $43,966 $74,613 $25,750 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 34 $45,923 $73,152 $15,238 Utah Valley University Orem, UT 24 $55,301 $67,603 n/a James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 21 $61,282 $65,893 $23,000 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 23 $70,802 n/a $22,250 University of Delaware Newark, DE 19 $66,353 n/a $26,000 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 22 $48,963 n/a n/a University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH 23 $44,949 n/a $23,250 Brigham Young University Provo, UT 36 $42,412 n/a n/a University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE 22 $38,276 n/a n/a Alabama A & M University Normal, AL 1 n/a n/a n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 4 n/a n/a n/a Auburn University Auburn, AL 11 n/a n/a n/a Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a CUNY City College New York, NY 10 n/a n/a n/a CUNY York College Jamaica, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a Claflin University Orangeburg, SC 1 n/a n/a n/a College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA 4 n/a n/a n/a East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA 8 n/a n/a n/a Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA 4 n/a n/a n/a Emmanuel College Boston, MA 2 n/a n/a n/a Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI 10 n/a n/a n/a Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL 5 n/a n/a n/a Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL 9 n/a n/a n/a Grand View University Des Moines, IA 1 n/a n/a n/a Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN 20 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 4 n/a n/a n/a Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR 3 n/a n/a n/a Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR 16 n/a n/a n/a Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas Barranquitas, PR 5 n/a n/a n/a Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR 14 n/a n/a n/a Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama Guayama, PR 0 n/a n/a n/a Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Mercedita, PR 0 n/a n/a n/a Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH 12 n/a n/a n/a Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 4 n/a n/a n/a Marywood University Scranton, PA 6 n/a n/a n/a Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN 5 n/a n/a n/a Montana State University Bozeman, MT 10 n/a n/a n/a New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY 0 n/a n/a n/a North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND 12 n/a n/a n/a Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA 25 n/a n/a $18,167 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 9 n/a n/a n/a Pacific Union College Angwin, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR 1 n/a n/a n/a Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR 9 n/a n/a n/a Rivier University Nashua, NH 1 n/a n/a n/a SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, NY 10 n/a n/a n/a SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY 14 n/a n/a n/a Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ 3 n/a n/a n/a Santa Fe College Gainesville, FL 4 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD 1 n/a n/a n/a South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 10 n/a n/a n/a Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT 5 n/a n/a n/a Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA 6 n/a n/a n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 13 n/a n/a n/a Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Carolina, PR 9 n/a n/a n/a Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR 3 n/a n/a n/a Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR 1 n/a n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 3 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 23 n/a n/a $19,206 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 15 n/a n/a n/a University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Idaho Moscow, ID 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 33 n/a n/a $22,350 University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR 15 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI 4 n/a n/a n/a Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 2 n/a n/a n/a William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ 2 n/a n/a n/a Wilmington University New Castle, DE 2 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How much do biotechnology majors make? Graduates of the typical biotechnology program earned a median of $50,954 one year after graduation and $78,735 four years after, in 2024 dollars.
Which college has the highest-paid biotechnology graduates? Worcester State University, where graduates earned a median of $90,565 four years after graduation (programs with at least 10 graduates).
How many colleges offer a biotechnology major? 85 colleges on the College Scorecard awarded bachelor's degrees in biotechnology in 2022-23 or 2023-24.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .