University of Nebraska at Omaha Biology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Biology, General
- Public university
- Omaha, NE
- About 119 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of Nebraska at Omaha biology graduates earn about what biology graduates earn nationally, $35,831 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $21,250 in federal loans, less than at 78% of biology programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying biology degrees in Nebraska.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Nebraska and national columns are the medians across all biology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, University of Nebraska at Omaha graduates earn less than the national figure and about $12,624 less than the Nebraska median. Several Nebraska programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every Nebraska biology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Nebraska 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 40% 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 $1,633 less in their first year than other graduates. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $225 a month, or 7.5% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual. Separately, 38 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $13,127.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
74% of graduates (59 of 80) were working in Nebraska one year after graduating. Prices in the Omaha area are about 8% below the national average, so a $35,831 salary here buys what about $38,984 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
$63,450Median pay in Nebraska. 7,170 people work in this job in Nebraska. 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
$80,970Median pay in Nebraska. 620 people work in this job in Nebraska. 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
$120,620Median pay in Nebraska. 550 people work in this job in Nebraska. 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
$48,220Median pay in Nebraska. 600 people work in this job in Nebraska. 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 University of Nebraska at Omaha
Biology ranks 23rd of 33 bachelor's programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha by first-year earnings. The top three are Information Technology ($79,671), Construction Management ($76,132), and Computer Science ($73,971).
Other biology bachelor's programs near Omaha
Common questions
The median graduate earns $35,831 one year after graduating and $50,130 five years after. The median across biology bachelor's programs in Nebraska is $32,538.
The median federal loan balance is $21,250, which ranks 2nd lowest of 7 biology bachelor's programs in Nebraska. That works out to about $225 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 59% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 75%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 20% or less.
Most do. 74% (59 of 80) were working in Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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