California Baptist University Biology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Biology, General
- Private nonprofit university
- Riverside, CA
- About 63 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
California Baptist University biology graduates earn about what biology graduates earn nationally, $29,214 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $27,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $25,000. Several California programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The California and national columns are the medians across all biology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, California Baptist University graduates earn more than the national figure and about the same as the California median.
Debt and first-year pay at every California biology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the California medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 139% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned more in their first year than other graduates, but borrowed more: a median of $27,625 against $22,893.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $286 a month, or 11.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
23 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $51,721.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
93% of graduates (39 of 42) were working in California one year after graduating. Prices in the Riverside area are about 6% above the national average, so a $29,214 salary here buys what about $27,446 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to biology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$101,370Median pay in California. 99,230 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$136,990Median pay in California. 29,830 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.
Natural Sciences Managers
$210,230Median pay in California. 14,950 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Biological Technicians
$71,440Median pay in California. 9,210 people work in this job in California. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About California Baptist University
Biology ranks 25th of 30 bachelor's programs at California Baptist University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($92,441), Computer Engineering ($75,087), and Civil Engineering ($73,497).
Other biology bachelor's programs near Riverside
Common questions
The median graduate earns $29,214 one year after graduating and $69,737 five years after. The median across biology bachelor's programs in California is $33,486.
The median federal loan balance is $27,000, which ranks 44th lowest of 47 biology bachelor's programs in California. That works out to about $286 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 92% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 75%. Compare the cost with other California programs before deciding.
Most do. 93% (39 of 42) were working in California one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the biology program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024