Education & Training
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical 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
- Biochemists and Biophysicists Doctoral or professional degree
- Bioinformatics Scientists Doctoral or professional degree
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Biological Technicians Bachelor's degree
- Biologists Master's degree
- Clinical Research Coordinators Bachelor's degree
- Cytogenetic Technologists Bachelor's degree
- Cytotechnologists Bachelor's degree
- Epidemiologists Master's degree
- Geneticists Doctoral or professional degree
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Histotechnologists Bachelor's degree
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists Bachelor's degree
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Microbiologists Bachelor's degree
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists Doctoral or professional degree
- Natural Sciences Managers Master's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | — | — | $24,392 | 4 |
| Associate degree | $42,417 | $77,786 | $10,500 | 4 |
| Bachelor's degree | $44,304 | $68,310 | $17,670 | 107 |
| Master's degree | $50,981 | $299,873 | $62,219 | 119 |
| Doctoral degree | $78,922 | $120,514 | — | 119 |
| Professional degree | — | — | — | 2 |
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.