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

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

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Nebraska biology bachelor's program pays its graduates $32,538 in their first year, $326 more than the national median. Bellevue University reports the highest first-year pay ($40,741), and Wayne State College the lowest median debt ($18,761).

Median first-year pay$32,538National $32,212
Median pay after 5 years$62,754National $60,596
Median federal debt$26,151National $25,000
Debt-to-earnings76%National 75%

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.

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

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Bellevue University$40,741
  2. University of Nebraska at Omaha$35,831
  3. Doane University$35,302
  4. Wayne State College$32,538
  5. Creighton University$27,924

Lowest median debt

  1. Wayne State College$18,761
  2. University of Nebraska at Omaha$21,250
  3. University of Nebraska-Lincoln$25,342
  4. Creighton University$26,959
  5. Doane University$27,000

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Wayne State College58%
  2. University of Nebraska at Omaha59%
  3. Bellevue University69%
  4. Doane University76%
  5. Creighton University97%

"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

$63,450

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $46,870Top 10%: $78,510

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$80,970

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $52,330Top 10%: $111,020

Natural Sciences Managers

$120,620

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $65,140Top 10%: $189,000

Biological Technicians

$48,220

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $35,380Top 10%: $67,200

Common questions

Bellevue University in Bellevue reports the highest median first-year pay, $40,741. Its median federal debt is $28,031.

Related pages

Biology (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked795 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 Nebraska 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