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Fields of study · Science Technologies/Technicians

Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians

CIP 41.01. 111 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 1,212 awards in the latest award year.

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Award levels

Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned

Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.

LevelCollegesAwardsMedian earningsMiddle range
Certificate68841$51,658$31,548 to $81,124
Associate74285$51,168$34,716 to $66,606
Bachelor's1440$63,102$35,500 to $78,420
Graduate certificate344Not reportedNot reported
Master's12Not reportedNot reported
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
Most recent reported cohorts
Scope
Reported for this field of study

National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.

Colleges

Colleges that awarded Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians credentials

Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 4 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.

Saint Louis UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Saint Louis, MO · Certificate · Fully online option reported
69 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Montgomery CollegePublic, 2-year · Rockville, MD · Certificate, Associate
57 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Weber State UniversityPublic, 4-year · Ogden, UT · Graduate certificate, Certificate
45 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Quincy CollegePublic, 4-year · Quincy, MA · Certificate, Associate · Fully online option reported
37 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Valencia CollegePublic, 4-year · Orlando, FL · Certificate, Associate
35 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Laney CollegePublic, 2-year · Oakland, CA · Certificate
21 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Del Mar CollegePublic, 4-year · Corpus Christi, TX · Associate, Certificate
17 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Fortis Institute-WaynePrivate for-profit, Less than 2-year · Wayne, NJ · Certificate
17 awards$44,023 median 4 years out
Lone Star College SystemPublic, 4-year · The Woodlands, TX · Associate, Certificate
15 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Palm Beach State CollegePublic, 4-year · Lake Worth, FL · Certificate, Associate
15 awardsProgram earnings not reported

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6 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2023-24 award year
Scope
Reported for this field of study

Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.

Related work

Kinds of work this field leads toward

These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 41.01. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.

OccupationGroupMedian wageEmployed
Biological TechniciansLife, physical, and social science$57,51069,620
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
May 2025
Scope
Reported for this occupation, nationally

National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.

Nearby fields

Physical Science Technologies/Technicians101 colleges · 2,922 awardsScience Technologies/Technicians, Other81 colleges · 2,515 awardsNuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians24 colleges · 338 awardsScience Technologies/Technicians, General24 colleges · 99 awards

Limits

What this page cannot tell you

  • Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
  • Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
  • Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
  • Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.