Is a Biotechnology degree worth it?
Across 14 schools, graduates of Biotechnology earn a median $74,421 five years out on $17,562 of debt. Graduates most commonly work as Biological Scientists, All Other (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
$74,421
Median debt
$17,562
Years to pay off
2.2
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
55%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+1.3%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$17,545/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$11,209
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Biotechnology 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.