Neurobiology and Neurosciences: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of neurobiology and neurosciences graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 114 colleges. National median: $37,979, rising to $65,124 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Dartmouth College	NH	$60,266	$143,067	—
2	Union College	NY	$54,368	$68,666	$21,929
3	Santa Clara University	CA	$52,670	—	$20,500
4	Fordham University	NY	$52,131	—	$20,000
5	New York University	NY	$51,328	$82,031	$20,038
6	Princeton University	NJ	$51,188	—	—
7	Connecticut College	CT	$50,036	$82,763	$27,000
8	Middlebury College	VT	$49,918	$90,917	$16,742
9	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$49,430	—	$19,000
10	Boston College	MA	$49,156	—	$18,400
11	Coe College	IA	$48,916	$58,716	$27,000
12	Barnard College	NY	$48,701	$66,787	$15,000
13	Northeastern University	MA	$47,825	$74,617	$22,500
14	Northeastern University Professional Programs	MA	$47,825	$74,617	$22,500
15	Lafayette College	PA	$47,815	—	$14,000
16	Colby College	ME	$47,241	—	—
17	Boston University	MA	$46,291	$68,888	$19,000
18	Brandeis University	MA	$45,993	$68,179	$18,000
19	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$45,913	$78,722	$23,565
20	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	NH	$45,913	$78,722	$23,565
21	Amherst College	MA	$45,912	—	—
22	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	$45,764	$69,027	$18,032
23	Trinity College	CT	$45,695	$67,115	$24,000
24	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$45,130	—	$14,756
25	University of Chicago	IL	$45,052	—	—
26	Harvard University	MA	$45,001	$94,667	$7,500
27	Emmanuel College	MA	$44,548	—	$27,000
28	University of Vermont	VT	$44,223	$53,755	$19,500
29	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$43,960	$78,295	$12,000
30	Temple University	PA	$43,040	$64,063	$21,500
31	The College of Wooster	OH	$42,675	$54,358	—
32	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$42,063	—	$21,764
33	Wellesley College	MA	$42,005	—	—
34	Mount Holyoke College	MA	$41,810	—	—
35	University of San Diego	CA	$41,561	$72,910	$21,250
36	Dickinson College	PA	$41,394	—	$20,750
37	Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	MA	$41,215	$61,194	$24,375
38	Rhode Island College	RI	$41,179	$48,514	—
39	University of Notre Dame	IN	$41,170	$65,458	$17,780
40	Vanderbilt University	TN	$41,097	$59,575	$13,000
41	Westminster University	UT	$40,777	—	—
42	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$40,274	$59,568	$19,250
43	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$40,041	$58,004	$19,500
44	Syracuse University	NY	$39,783	$54,088	$25,500
45	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$39,578	$55,404	$14,985
46	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$39,505	$58,824	$20,500
47	Duke University	NC	$39,386	$73,140	$13,000
48	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$39,261	$71,942	$19,875
49	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$39,200	—	$13,096
50	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$39,186	$70,244	$18,442
51	Augustana College	IL	$39,122	$71,707	$27,000
52	Lake Forest College	IL	$38,852	—	$26,000
53	North Central College	IL	$38,496	—	$26,091
54	University of St Thomas	MN	$38,376	$66,868	$24,250
55	Saint Edward's University	TX	$38,216	$50,936	$22,250
56	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$38,147	$56,218	$14,000
57	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$37,979	$57,769	$16,869
58	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$37,916	$59,714	$18,750
59	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$37,910	$74,151	$17,875
60	Macalester College	MN	$37,802	$80,971	$18,500
61	DePaul University	IL	$37,559	—	$24,500
62	University of Iowa	IA	$37,558	—	$22,964
63	Baylor University	TX	$37,432	$53,927	$23,465
64	University of California-Davis	CA	$37,311	$63,720	$12,500
65	University of Delaware	DE	$37,279	$59,009	$23,561
66	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$37,260	$65,124	$20,750
67	University of Arizona	AZ	$36,995	$52,571	$18,929
68	Northwestern University	IL	$36,889	$54,279	$18,000
69	Susquehanna University	PA	$36,387	$63,729	—
70	Grand Valley State University	MI	$36,138	$57,842	$25,000
71	Carthage College	WI	$36,119	$65,733	$23,500
72	Washington State University	WA	$36,038	$55,687	$20,500
73	University of California-San Diego	CA	$35,938	$61,799	$12,617
74	Western Washington University	WA	$35,925	$51,508	$19,500
75	Central Michigan University	MI	$35,880	$73,316	$27,000
76	Christopher Newport University	VA	$35,821	—	$20,500
77	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$35,817	$58,373	$23,215
78	Yale University	CT	$35,667	—	—
79	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$35,519	—	$20,444
80	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$35,519	—	$20,444
81	University of Kentucky	KY	$34,466	—	$22,875
82	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$34,374	$55,043	$19,000
83	Muhlenberg College	PA	$34,140	—	$23,250
84	Colgate University	NY	$33,889	$88,326	$5,500
85	University of Southern California	CA	$33,860	$89,203	$18,309
86	Florida State University	FL	$33,331	—	$19,500
87	Georgia State University	GA	$33,208	$51,367	$20,967
88	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$33,132	$65,239	$23,125
89	Michigan State University	MI	$33,065	$58,046	$21,000
90	Nova Southeastern University	FL	$32,843	—	$14,379
91	Rhodes College	TN	$32,716	—	$20,500
92	Binghamton University	NY	$32,700	$77,478	$19,500
93	Mercer University	GA	$32,522	—	$23,500
94	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$32,379	—	$18,794
95	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$32,379	—	$18,794
96	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$31,840	$56,869	$14,000
97	Tulane University of Louisiana	LA	$31,819	$48,464	$21,500
98	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$31,789	—	$16,750
99	University of Miami	FL	$30,980	$71,355	$16,552
100	Emory University	GA	$30,715	$73,795	$13,000
101	Saint Louis University	MO	$30,328	—	$22,780
102	William & Mary	VA	$30,131	$52,161	$14,000
103	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$29,848	$59,498	$16,751
104	University of California-Irvine	CA	$29,282	—	$8,500
105	George Mason University	VA	$29,162	$68,546	$20,500
106	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$28,643	$68,480	$20,500
107	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$27,517	$55,436	$22,232
108	Johns Hopkins University	MD	$26,717	$56,324	$10,050
109	University of California-Riverside	CA	$26,659	$51,865	$18,606
110	Wayne State University	MI	$26,232	—	$15,343
111	University of Scranton	PA	$25,837	$72,078	$25,250
112	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$24,364	$59,169	$18,000
113	Washington University in St Louis	MO	$23,056	—	$17,875
114	Brigham Young University	UT	$21,843	$60,065	$9,652

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do neurobiology and neurosciences graduates earn?

The median college reports $37,979 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in neurobiology and neurosciences and $65,124 four years after. The highest is $60,266 at Dartmouth College.

How much student debt do neurobiology and neurosciences graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $19,500 at the typical college.