Is a Human Biology degree worth it?
Across 7 schools, graduates of Human Biology earn a median $77,466 five years out on $16,500 of debt. Most go on to work as Registered Nurses (4% of them, per Census ACS). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$77,466
Median debt
$16,500
Years to pay off
2.1
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
53%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+0.3%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
12%
$80,923 vs $71,183
Net price
$21,602/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
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Explore Human 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.