Which Oklahoma biology program has the lowest debt?

Rogers State reports the lowest median federal debt, $20,750, with first-year pay of $27,822.

How much do biology graduates earn in Oklahoma?

The median across 8 Oklahoma biology bachelor's programs is $30,830 in the first year after graduating and $56,200 five years after.

How many biology bachelor's programs are in Oklahoma?

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

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

8 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 Oklahoma biology bachelor's program pays its graduates $30,830 in their first year, $1,383 less than the national median. Oklahoma Panhandle State reports the highest first-year pay ($38,440), and Rogers State the lowest median debt ($20,750).

Median first-year pay$30,830National $32,212

Median pay after 5 years$56,200National $60,596

Median federal debt$22,000National $25,000

Debt-to-earnings71%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.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Oklahoma Panhandle StateGoodwell · public	$38,440	$42,527	$25,290	66%
2	Northeastern StateTahlequah · public	$36,536	$56,259	$21,701	59%
3	University of Central OklahomaEdmond · public	$34,180	$56,140	$21,437	63%
4	East Central UniversityAda · public	$32,077	$56,358	$22,750	71%
5	Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa · private nonprofit	$29,582	Not reported	$28,500	96%
6	Rogers StateClaremore · public	$27,822	Not reported	$20,750	75%
7	Southwestern Oklahoma StateWeatherford · public	$26,231	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
8	Oklahoma StateStillwater · public	$26,025	Not reported	$22,000	85%

Southwestern Oklahoma State reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Oklahoma biology program

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

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 biology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

$48,710

Median pay in Oklahoma. 15,480 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $45,150Top 10%: $71,650

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$76,480

Median pay in Oklahoma. 920 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $60,670Top 10%: $140,020

Natural Sciences Managers

$112,260

Median pay in Oklahoma. 310 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $62,400Top 10%: $193,770

Biological Technicians

$47,850

Median pay in Oklahoma. 360 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $38,990Top 10%: $75,360

Common questions

Oklahoma Panhandle State in Goodwell reports the highest median first-year pay, $38,440. Its median federal debt is $25,290.

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 Oklahoma 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

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