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# Top Biological/Biosystems Engineering Programs by Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

Part of [Best Engineering Colleges in the United States](/rankings/best-engineering-colleges/)

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](/school/university-of-california-san-diego/majors/) 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](/school/university-of-florida/majors/) 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

8 schools in list order

| 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](/school/university-of-california-san-diego/majors/) ranks 1st on this list, with [median earnings of $111,677](/school/university-of-california-san-diego/outcomes/) 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](/school/university-of-georgia/cost/) coincides with median earnings of $93,156 for Biological/Biosystems Engineering graduates at [University of Georgia](/school/university-of-georgia/majors/) 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](/school/university-of-florida/majors/) reports [median earnings of $89,799](/school/university-of-florida/outcomes/) 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](/school/university-of-missouri-columbia/majors/) [ranks 144th on Azimuth's composite ranking](/school/university-of-missouri-columbia/) 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](/school/university-of-arizona/outcomes/) in federal loans at [University of Arizona](/school/university-of-arizona/majors/), 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](/school/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/majors/) reports a [median federal debt of $20,000](/school/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/cost/) 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](/school/university-of-arkansas/cost/) for families earning under $30,000 is reported by [University of Arkansas](/school/university-of-arkansas/majors/), 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](/school/auburn-university/majors/) reports a [median federal debt of $25,747](/school/auburn-university/cost/) 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.

## Related rankings

-   [Best Engineering Colleges in the United States](/rankings/best-engineering-colleges/)
-   Engineering Colleges for Social Mobility