Highest Earning Bachelor's Biology Programs in Illinois
These are the highest earning bachelor's biology programs in illinois, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 41 programs, with Northwestern University leading at $71,181.
| Rank | Institution | Program | State | Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern University | Biology | IL | $71,181 | 135 |
| 2 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Cell Biology | IL | $70,213 | 290 |
| 3 | Augustana College | Biology | IL | $68,648 | 69 |
| 4 | Loyola University Chicago | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | IL | $67,681 | 36 |
| 5 | Benedictine University | Biology | IL | $66,960 | 24 |
| 6 | Illinois State University | Cell Biology | IL | $65,669 | 17 |
| 7 | Millikin University | Biology | IL | $64,834 | 18 |
| 8 | Illinois State University | Biology | IL | $63,725 | 120 |
| 9 | Roosevelt University | Biology | IL | $63,274 | 28 |
| 10 | Loyola University Chicago | Biology | IL | $62,821 | 261 |
| 11 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Biology | IL | $62,541 | 19 |
| 12 | DePaul University | Biology | IL | $61,216 | 39 |
| 13 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | IL | $60,352 | 134 |
| 14 | Elmhurst University | Biology | IL | $60,161 | 39 |
| 15 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Biology | IL | $60,059 | 111 |
| 16 | Saint Xavier University | Biology | IL | $59,820 | 56 |
| 17 | University of Illinois Springfield | Biology | IL | $59,817 | 22 |
| 18 | University of Chicago | Biology | IL | $59,794 | 127 |
| 19 | McKendree University | Biology | IL | $59,238 | 7 |
| 20 | University of Illinois Chicago | Biology | IL | $59,119 | 465 |
| 21 | Lewis University | Biology | IL | $59,075 | 48 |
| 22 | Olivet Nazarene University | Biology | IL | $58,864 | 23 |
| 23 | Loyola University Chicago | Neuroscience | IL | $58,373 | 106 |
| 24 | University of St Francis | Biology | IL | $58,363 | 26 |
| 25 | University of Illinois Chicago | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | IL | $58,268 | 79 |
| 26 | University of Illinois Chicago | Neuroscience | IL | $56,869 | 95 |
| 27 | North Park University | Biology | IL | $55,253 | 31 |
| 28 | Blackburn College | Biology | IL | $54,587 | 5 |
| 29 | Northwestern University | Neuroscience | IL | $54,279 | 113 |
| 30 | Eastern Illinois University | Biology | IL | $53,725 | 54 |
| 31 | Northeastern Illinois University | Biology | IL | $53,567 | 64 |
| 32 | Knox College | Biology | IL | $53,231 | 22 |
| 33 | Aurora University | Biology | IL | $52,159 | 16 |
| 34 | Northern Illinois University | Biology | IL | $52,086 | 66 |
| 35 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Biology | IL | $51,947 | 32 |
| 36 | Illinois College | Biology | IL | $51,626 | 18 |
| 37 | Western Illinois University | Biology | IL | $50,855 | 42 |
| 38 | Lake Forest College | Biology | IL | $48,287 | 26 |
| 39 | Chicago State University | Biology | IL | $46,898 | 12 |
| 40 | Dominican University | Biology | IL | $46,040 | 24 |
| 41 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Zoology | IL | $43,207 | 38 |
Methodology
Programs in Illinois ranked by highest earning. Only includes bachelor's programs in CIP family 26 (Biology) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.