Top Biological/Biosystems Engineering Programs by Earnings
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This page lists the 8 Biological/Biosystems Engineering programs in the United States with a reported earnings cohort, ordered by the median earnings of Biological/Biosystems Engineering graduates four years after completing. University of California-San Diego ranks 1st on this list, reporting median earnings of $111,677 for its graduates four years after completing.
Across the listed programs, the median figure is $83,788, with a range from $111,677 to $74,411.
All 8 programs are at 8 public institutions. University of Florida posts the lowest average net price on the page at $6,541. University of California-San Diego ranks 1st on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA | $111,677 | $12,470 | $7,525 | 26.7% |
| University of California-San Diego ranks 1st on this list, with median earnings of $111,677 for its Biological/Biosystems Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 2 | University of Georgia · Athens, GA | $93,156 | $13,936 | $8,085 | 37.7% |
| An average net price of $13,936 coincides with median earnings of $93,156 for Biological/Biosystems Engineering graduates at University of Georgia four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | University of Florida · Gainesville, FL | $89,799 | $6,541 | $1,982 | 24.2% |
| Admitting 24% of applicants, University of Florida reports median earnings of $89,799 for its Biological/Biosystems Engineering graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO | $86,844 | $20,268 | $13,841 | 78.5% |
| University of Missouri-Columbia ranks 144th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and its Biological/Biosystems Engineering graduates earn a median of $86,844 four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ | $80,732 | $16,674 | $13,353 | 86.1% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $19,620 in federal loans at University of Arizona, where Biological/Biosystems Engineering graduates earn a median of $80,732 four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE | $76,741 | $17,747 | $12,751 | 87.5% |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln reports a median federal debt of $20,000 among Biological/Biosystems Engineering completers who borrowed and median earnings of $76,741 four years after completing. | |||||
| 7 | University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR | $75,596 | $18,209 | $14,319 | 74.3% |
| An average net price of $14,319 for families earning under $30,000 is reported by University of Arkansas, whose Biological/Biosystems Engineering graduates earn a median of $75,596 four years after completing. | |||||
| 8 | Auburn University · Auburn, AL | $74,411 | $24,323 | $16,681 | 45.9% |
| Auburn University reports a median federal debt of $25,747 among Biological/Biosystems Engineering completers who borrowed, with median earnings of $74,411 four years after completing. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Biological/Biosystems Engineering graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the United States appear. The figures reflect federally aided completers of Biological/Biosystems Engineering who were working and not enrolled four years after completing. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. Across the 8 listed programs, median earnings range from $111,677 at University of California-San Diego to $74,411, a spread of $37,266. The gap between University of California-San Diego and University of Georgia is $18,521.
Job market context in the United States
Graduates of Biological/Biosystems Engineering programs in the United States enter occupations such as Engineers, All Other and Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary. The median annual wage across those occupations is $117,352, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $87,630. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 3.6% higher, with 27,900 projected openings a year, or about 7,665 openings a year for every hundred graduates, more projected openings than graduates. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses graduate earnings four years after completing, not the occupational wage figures shown here.
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