{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"EducationalOccupationalProgram","data_version":"1.0","generated_from":"2026-10-12","license":"Free to reuse with attribution: cite \"EducationGuide.com\" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0).","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/oberlin-college/majors/biology","ids":{"ipeds_unitid":204501,"cip4":"26.01","school_slug":"oberlin-college","major_slug":"biology"},"school":{"name":"Oberlin College","city":"Oberlin","state":"OH","control":"Private nonprofit","url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/oberlin-college","data":"https://educationguide.com/data/colleges/oberlin-college.json"},"major":{"name":"Biology","area":"Science & Math","credential":"Bachelor's degree"},"outcomes":{"median_earnings_1yr":22684,"median_earnings_4yr":44095,"median_debt":23250,"debt_to_earnings_4yr":0.527,"year":{"earnings_1yr":"Treasury AY2018-19, AY2019-20 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars","earnings_4yr":"Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars","debt":"NSLDS pooled AY2018-19, AY2019-20 cohort"},"source":"College Scorecard field of study (graduates who received federal aid)"},"national":{"colleges_reporting":837,"median_earnings_4yr":57996,"median_debt":25000},"compared_with_same_major":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","state":{"geography":"OH","colleges_reporting":37,"median_earnings_4yr":57506,"difference":-13411},"us":{"colleges_reporting":837,"median_earnings_4yr":57996,"difference":-13901},"note":"State and U.S. medians are the median of each covered college's graduates in this major (4 years after graduating); a state median is published when at least 3 colleges in the state report earnings."},"value":{"calculated_by":"EducationGuide","time_to_finish":{"average_years_among_graduates":4.24,"finished_in_4_years":0.6295,"finished_within_6_years":0.7948,"cohort":726,"entering_class":"Fall 2017","source":"IPEDS Graduation Rates (bachelor's-seeking cohort)"},"baseline":{"median_earnings_high_school_graduates":35438,"geography":"OH","ages":"25-34","years":"2020-2024","respondents":14213,"description":"high school graduates ages 25-34 in OH (Census ACS 2020-2024)","source":"U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year PUMS (microdata): ages 25-34, high school diploma or GED as highest level, not enrolled, earnings > 0; EducationGuide calculation"},"earnings_used":44095,"earnings_basis":"median earnings of this major's graduates 4 years after graduating (College Scorecard field of study); school-wide net price","by_family_income":{"0-30k":{"net_price_per_year":18774,"cost_to_finish":79602,"payback_years":9.2,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"9.2 years"},"30-48k":{"net_price_per_year":15799,"cost_to_finish":66988,"payback_years":7.7,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"7.7 years"},"48-75k":{"net_price_per_year":22123,"cost_to_finish":93802,"payback_years":10.8,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"10.8 years"},"75-110k":{"net_price_per_year":29207,"cost_to_finish":123838,"payback_years":14.3,"payback_status":"ok","payback_text":"14.3 years"},"110k+":{"net_price_per_year":48731,"cost_to_finish":206619,"payback_years":23.9,"payback_status":"over_cap","payback_text":"more than 20 years"}},"method":"cost_to_finish = max(0, net price per year) x average years graduates took; payback_years = cost_to_finish / (earnings_used - baseline), one decimal; status over_cap above 20 years, no_premium when earnings do not exceed the baseline. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. In-state net price for public colleges.","method_url":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#value"},"state_rank":{"rank":35,"of":37,"by":"median earnings 4 years after graduating"},"state_comparison":[{"ipeds_unitid":204617,"name":"Ohio Dominican University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":90431,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":20079,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.41,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/ohio-dominican-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204006,"name":"Miami University-Hamilton","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":72037,"median_debt":25368,"net_price_average":11286,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.249,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/miami-university-hamilton/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204015,"name":"Miami University-Middletown","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":72037,"median_debt":25368,"net_price_average":10809,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.318,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/miami-university-middletown/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204024,"name":"Miami University-Oxford","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":72037,"median_debt":25368,"net_price_average":28384,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.798,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/miami-university-oxford/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":203368,"name":"John Carroll University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":69024,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":28746,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.786,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/john-carroll-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":202480,"name":"University of Dayton","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":67414,"median_debt":26000,"net_price_average":29533,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.802,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-dayton/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":206437,"name":"Walsh University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":66592,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":20493,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.585,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/walsh-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204671,"name":"Ohio State University-Lima Campus","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":64324,"median_debt":23362,"net_price_average":12940,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.227,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/ohio-state-university-lima-campus/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204699,"name":"Ohio State University-Marion Campus","mostly_two_year":true,"median_earnings_4yr":64324,"median_debt":23362,"net_price_average":11488,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.267,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/ohio-state-university-marion-campus/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204796,"name":"Ohio State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":64324,"median_debt":23362,"net_price_average":17339,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.877,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":206604,"name":"Wright State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":62925,"median_debt":25448,"net_price_average":15415,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.417,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/wright-state-university-main-campus/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":201104,"name":"Ashland University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":62624,"median_debt":23250,"net_price_average":21988,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.606,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/ashland-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":205957,"name":"Franciscan University of Steubenville","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":62048,"median_debt":24500,"net_price_average":23589,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.755,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/franciscan-university-of-steubenville/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":201548,"name":"Capital University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":61416,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":22576,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.603,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/capital-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204185,"name":"University of Mount Union","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":61213,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":23280,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.587,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-mount-union/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204200,"name":"Mount St. Joseph University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":59945,"median_debt":null,"net_price_average":16530,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.563,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/mount-st-joseph-university"},{"ipeds_unitid":200800,"name":"University of Akron Main Campus","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":59427,"median_debt":21750,"net_price_average":13946,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.519,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-akron-main-campus/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204194,"name":"Mount Vernon Nazarene University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":59219,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":22421,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.681,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/mount-vernon-nazarene-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":203580,"name":"Lake Erie College","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":57506,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":20961,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.38,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/lake-erie-college/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":201885,"name":"University of Cincinnati","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":57443,"median_debt":24500,"net_price_average":25648,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.75,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":201195,"name":"Baldwin Wallace University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":57273,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":27603,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.668,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/baldwin-wallace-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":203465,"name":"Kent State University at Stark","mostly_two_year":true,"median_earnings_4yr":56502,"median_debt":25000,"net_price_average":10897,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.367,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/kent-state-university-at-stark/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":203517,"name":"Kent State University at Kent","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":56502,"median_debt":25000,"net_price_average":20787,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.637,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/kent-state-university-at-kent/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":202523,"name":"Denison University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":55654,"median_debt":25000,"net_price_average":40007,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.789,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/denison-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":206622,"name":"Xavier University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":55577,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":32997,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.687,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/xavier-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":202134,"name":"Cleveland State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":53898,"median_debt":26144,"net_price_average":14764,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.506,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/cleveland-state-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":201645,"name":"Case Western Reserve University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":53604,"median_debt":23666,"net_price_average":41190,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.872,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/case-western-reserve-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":206525,"name":"Wittenberg University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":53304,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":18649,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.527,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/wittenberg-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":203128,"name":"Hiram College","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":53290,"median_debt":23875,"net_price_average":21058,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.545,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/hiram-college/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":206695,"name":"Youngstown State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":52447,"median_debt":19000,"net_price_average":12767,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.505,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/youngstown-state-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":202763,"name":"The University of Findlay","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":51419,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":27221,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.579,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/the-university-of-findlay/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":206084,"name":"University of Toledo","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":48957,"median_debt":19557,"net_price_average":17249,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.57,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-toledo/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204264,"name":"Muskingum University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":48917,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":19532,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.564,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/muskingum-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":201441,"name":"Bowling Green State University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":47131,"median_debt":26000,"net_price_average":24022,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.637,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/bowling-green-state-university-main-campus/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204501,"name":"Oberlin College","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":44095,"median_debt":23250,"net_price_average":38645,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.809,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/oberlin-college/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":204936,"name":"Otterbein University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":42619,"median_debt":26000,"net_price_average":19237,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.679,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/otterbein-university/majors/biology"},{"ipeds_unitid":203775,"name":"Malone University","mostly_two_year":false,"median_earnings_4yr":41515,"median_debt":27000,"net_price_average":20948,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.45,"url":"https://educationguide.com/colleges/malone-university/majors/biology"}],"careers":[{"soc":"19-4020","title":"Biological technician","median_wage_metro":52690,"metro":"Cleveland, OH","median_wage_state":51080,"median_wage_us":57510,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":7.4,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"25-2031","title":"Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education","median_wage_metro":79610,"metro":"Cleveland, OH","median_wage_state":78800,"median_wage_us":72040,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":-0.2,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"},{"soc":"11-9121","title":"Natural Sciences Managers","median_wage_metro":130470,"metro":"Cleveland, OH","median_wage_state":137170,"median_wage_us":167220,"us_job_growth_2025_2035_pct":8.2,"typical_entry_education":"Bachelor's degree","source":"BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025-35"}],"school_context":{"net_price_average":38645,"net_price_by_family_income":{"0-30k":18774,"30-48k":15799,"48-75k":22123,"75-110k":29207,"110k+":48731},"acceptance_rate":0.342,"graduation_rate_6yr":0.809,"year":{"net_price":"AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25"}},"methodology":"https://educationguide.com/how-we-score"}