Is a Biological/Biosystems Engineering degree worth it?
Across 6 schools, graduates of Biological/Biosystems Engineering earn a median $75,689 five years out on $21,500 of debt — most often working as Architectural and Engineering Managers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$75,689
Median debt
$21,500
Years to pay off
2.9
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
48%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+3.5%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$17,134/yr
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Explore Biological/Biosystems Engineering 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.