Is a Biology, General degree worth it?
Across 865 schools, graduates of Biology, General earn a median $60,846 five years out on $23,250 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
$60,846
Median debt
$23,250
Years to pay off
3.7
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
38%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+0.6%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
4.1%
$63,948 vs $61,353
Net price
$19,555/yr
Debt-test failures
2.6%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$1,462
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Biology, General 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.