Is a Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology degree worth it?
Across 107 schools, graduates of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology earn a median $68,379 five years out on $20,083 of debt. Graduates most commonly work as Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (modeled from the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$68,379
Median debt
$20,083
Years to pay off
2.9
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
49%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+5.7%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
-5%
$69,010 vs $72,451
Net price
$21,872/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$768
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.