Is a Biological and Physical Sciences degree worth it?
Across 31 schools, graduates of Biological and Physical Sciences earn a median $66,382 five years out on $23,832 of debt — most often working as Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$66,382
Median debt
$23,832
Years to pay off
3.7
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
35%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
-0.9%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
-1.4%
$64,565 vs $65,457
Net price
$19,353/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$80
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Biological and Physical Sciences 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.