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Biological and Physical Sciences

What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.

Careers this leads to

Pay and debt by degree

Degree or certificateYearly pay 1 year after finishingYearly pay 4 years after finishingTypical debtColleges offering it
Certificate———23
Associate degree$33,338$50,340$8,375207
Bachelor's degree$40,786$63,406$22,312153
Master's degree$71,168$117,497$37,75449
Doctoral degree———20

Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.