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Biology (Bachelor's) Programs in Kansas, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 8 programs report first-year pay
  • 8 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Biology, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Kansas biology bachelor's program pays its graduates $34,495 in their first year, $2,283 more than the national median. Cleveland University-Kansas City reports the highest first-year pay ($39,724), and Cleveland University-Kansas City the lowest median debt ($16,625).

Median first-year pay$34,495National $32,212
Median pay after 5 years$58,532National $60,596
Median federal debt$22,250National $25,000
Debt-to-earnings66%National 75%

All 8 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

2 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Kansas biology program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Kansas medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Cleveland University-Kansas City$39,724
  2. Fort Hays State$37,134
  3. University of Kansas$36,131
  4. University of Saint Mary$34,718
  5. Wichita State$34,271

Lowest median debt

  1. Cleveland University-Kansas City$16,625
  2. Pittsburg State$19,550
  3. Kansas State$21,500
  4. Fort Hays State$22,000
  5. University of Kansas$22,000

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Cleveland University-Kansas City42%
  2. Fort Hays State59%
  3. Pittsburg State61%
  4. University of Kansas61%
  5. Wichita State71%

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$59,920

Median pay in Kansas. 10,860 people work in this job in Kansas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $47,630Top 10%: $76,230

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$84,490

Median pay in Kansas. 1,070 people work in this job in Kansas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $62,190Top 10%: $219,100

Natural Sciences Managers

$153,820

Median pay in Kansas. 240 people work in this job in Kansas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $110,660Top 10%: $224,310

Biological Technicians

$51,630

Median pay in Kansas. 480 people work in this job in Kansas. 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.

Bottom 10%: $36,700Top 10%: $82,650

Common questions

Cleveland University-Kansas City in Overland Park reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,724. Its median federal debt is $16,625.

Related pages

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About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
  • 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 Kansas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
  • Medians are across the biology bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024