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Is a Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences degree worth the debt?

The figures below lead with the Bachelor's, aggregated across 37 colleges (37 of 37 programs report earnings). Other credential levels are in the table further down.

Median pay · 1 yr after

$29,218

Graduates only, early career.$31,844 two years out.

Median federal debt

$19,378

Federal loans only — not private or Parent PLUS.

Debt vs a year's pay

0.68×

68% of a first year's earnings.

Typical debt is under a year's early-career pay.

The college you pick moves this a lot

The middle 50% of Bachelor's programs in Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences report early-career pay between $27,118 and $34,145 — a spread of $7,027 that depends on the program and who attends it, not the major alone.

25th pct $27,118 median $29,218 75th pct $34,145

By degree level

Each level is a separate decision — more schooling usually means more pay and more debt.

LevelPay · 1yrDebtDebt/pay

Bachelor's 37 colleges $29,218 $19,378 0.68×

Master's 3 colleges $40,705 $63,628 2.02×

Doctoral 4 colleges $57,424 — —

Where a Bachelor's in this field reports the highest early-career pay

The 15 programs with the highest reported pay one year after completion. This reflects who enrolls and where they live as much as the program itself — it is not a causal quality ranking.

Harvard University MA $43,328 —

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY $39,303 —

University of Rhode Island RI $38,841 $25,000 debt

California State University-San Marcos CA $37,173 $19,462 debt

San Francisco State University CA $36,145 $19,000 debt

University of California-Berkeley CA $35,329 $13,450 debt

Seattle University WA $35,245 —

Illinois State University IL $34,567 $22,500 debt

University of California-Santa Cruz CA $34,270 $18,534 debt

University of Colorado Boulder CO $34,145 $15,500 debt

University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA $33,381 $13,530 debt

Western Washington University WA $33,140 $16,582 debt

University of Minnesota-Duluth MN $32,522 $25,176 debt

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor TX $31,869 $27,250 debt

Binghamton University NY $31,181 $16,875 debt

What these numbers are — and are not

Every figure here is a median across college programs in Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. It is not a prediction of what you would earn (your college, effort, and local job market vary enormously — see the spread above), not lifetime earnings (it is measured 1–2 years after completion, early career), not proof the major caused the outcome (who enters a field differs by field — selection, not causation), and not a "best majors" ranking: earnings are one dimension of worth, not the whole of it. Teaching and social work pay far less than the fields at the top of this list and matter enormously. Earnings cover federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report.

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