Bachelor's Degree · La Jolla, CA
At University of California-San Diego, the Biology, General bachelor's degree program reported $64,437 median earnings four years after completion and $17,667 median federal debt among 395 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $64,437, five-year median earnings were $69,381, and median federal debt was $17,667 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 214 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 77th percentile and debt was lower than about 85% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 77% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 85% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 214 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The University of California-San Diego institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
La Jolla, California · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $64,437 four-year median earnings, $17,667 median federal debt, 395 working graduates, and 214 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $64,437 four years after completion and $69,381 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $17,667 across a reported debt cohort of — borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 26.01 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
