UMass Boston Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Public university
- Boston, MA
- About 16 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
UMass Boston biochemistry and molecular biology graduates earn more than graduates of most biochemistry and molecular biology programs nationally, $50,352 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $24,996 in federal loans, close to the national median of $23,000. Two other Massachusetts programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Massachusetts and national columns are the medians across all biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, UMass Boston graduates earn about the national figure but about $6,413 less than the Massachusetts median. Several Massachusetts programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every Massachusetts biochemistry and molecular biology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Massachusetts 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 38% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $265 a month, or 6.3% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
92% of graduates (22 of 24) were working in Massachusetts one year after graduating. Prices in the Boston area are about 8% above the national average, so a $50,352 salary here buys what about $46,508 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 biochemistry and molecular biology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$128,210Median pay in Massachusetts. 17,100 people work in this job in Massachusetts. 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
$267,290Median pay in Massachusetts. 10,590 people work in this job in Massachusetts. 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
$62,070Median pay in Massachusetts. 8,430 people work in this job in Massachusetts. 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.
Biochemists and Biophysicists
$131,600Median pay in Massachusetts. 14,890 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 12% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.
About UMass Boston
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ranks 4th of 22 bachelor's programs at UMass Boston by first-year earnings. The top three are Electrical Engineering ($82,118), Nursing ($79,672), and Computer and Information Science ($58,909).
Other biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's programs near Boston
Common questions
The median graduate earns $50,352 one year after graduating and $69,587 five years after. The median across biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's programs in Massachusetts is $47,410.
The median federal loan balance is $24,996, which ranks 3rd lowest of 7 biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's programs in Massachusetts. That works out to about $265 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 50% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 57%.
Most do. 92% (22 of 24) were working in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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 biochemistry and molecular 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