How much do biochemistry and molecular biology graduates earn in Massachusetts?

The median across 7 Massachusetts biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's programs is $47,410 in the first year after graduating and $76,000 five years after.

How many biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's programs are in Massachusetts?

7 Massachusetts programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's) Programs in Massachusetts, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: Which Massachusetts biochemistry and molecular biology program has the lowest debt?

Boston College reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,000, with first-year pay of $42,474.

7 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Massachusetts biochemistry and molecular biology bachelor's program pays its graduates $47,410 in their first year, $9,167 more than the national median. Northeastern University reports the highest first-year pay ($63,781), and Boston College the lowest median debt ($19,000).

Median first-year pay$47,410National $38,243

Median pay after 5 years$76,000National $68,953

Median federal debt$26,000National $23,000

Debt-to-earnings52%National 57%

All 7 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.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Northeastern UniversityBoston · private nonprofit	$63,781	$97,781	$23,250	36%
2	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston · private nonprofit	$51,942	$71,500	$27,000	52%
3	UMass BostonBoston · public	$50,352	$69,587	$24,996	50%
4	Brandeis UniversityWaltham · private nonprofit	$47,410	Not reported	$27,000	57%
5	UMass AmherstAmherst · public	$44,324	$78,038	$25,916	58%
6	Boston UniversityBoston · private nonprofit	$42,850	$75,390	$26,000	61%
7	Boston CollegeChestnut Hill · private nonprofit	$42,474	$76,000	$19,000	45%

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

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 the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Northeastern University$63,781
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences$51,942
UMass Boston$50,352
Brandeis University$47,410
UMass Amherst$44,324

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"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 biochemistry and molecular biology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$128,210

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $77,790Top 10%: $208,490

Natural Sciences Managers

$267,290

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $153,490Top 10%: $329,820

Biological Technicians

$62,070

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $49,880Top 10%: $94,760

Biochemists and Biophysicists

$131,600

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $79,560Top 10%: $208,130

Common questions

Northeastern University in Boston reports the highest median first-year pay, $63,781. Its median federal debt is $23,250.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked131 programs by pay and debt

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 Massachusetts rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the biochemistry and molecular 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

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024