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Best Biology & Pre-Med Programs 2026

Top biology, pre-med, and health science programs ranked by earnings. Compare schools for nursing, biomedical, and life sciences.

25 programs ranked

$40,522 avg salary

16 public schools

💻 Computer Science ⚙️ Engineering 📊 Business & Finance 📈 Economics 🧬 Biology & Pre-Med 📐 Mathematics & Statistics 🏛️ Political Science & Government 🧠 Psychology 🎤 Communications & Media 📚 Liberal Arts & Humanities 📖 Education & Teaching ⚛️ Physics & Physical Sciences

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

Wayne State University · Detroit, MI

$78,723 median salary$14,773/yr net cost1.4 yr break-even+162% vs. HS diploma

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$64,548 median salary$14,832/yr net cost1.9 yr break-even+115% vs. HS diploma

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Wayne State University · Detroit, MI

$63,013 median salary$14,773/yr net cost2 yr break-even+110% vs. HS diploma

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$56,501 median salary$14,832/yr net cost2.5 yr break-even+88% vs. HS diploma

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

Wayne State University · Detroit, MI

$54,221 median salary$14,773/yr net cost2.8 yr break-even+81% vs. HS diploma

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA

$53,573 median salary$14,979/yr net cost2.7 yr break-even+79% vs. HS diploma

Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA

$46,651 median salary$19,813/yr net cost5.1 yr break-even+56% vs. HS diploma

Biology, General

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA

$46,373 median salary$19,813/yr net cost5.2 yr break-even+55% vs. HS diploma

Public Health

University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA

$44,447 median salary$14,979/yr net cost4.5 yr break-even+48% vs. HS diploma

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA

$43,562 median salary$19,813/yr net cost6.2 yr break-even+45% vs. HS diploma

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

Harvard University · Cambridge, MA

$43,328 median salary$16,816/yr net cost5.4 yr break-even+44% vs. HS diploma

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

Harvard University · Cambridge, MA

$41,939 median salary$16,816/yr net cost6.1 yr break-even+40% vs. HS diploma

Human Biology

Stanford University · Stanford, CA

$40,010 median salary$12,136/yr net cost5.3 yr break-even+33% vs. HS diploma

Biology, General

Stanford University · Stanford, CA

$36,722 median salary$12,136/yr net cost7.9 yr break-even+22% vs. HS diploma

Health and Physical Education/Fitness

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$36,559 median salary$14,832/yr net cost10.1 yr break-even+22% vs. HS diploma

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

Harvard University · Cambridge, MA

$36,334 median salary$16,816/yr net cost11.4 yr break-even+21% vs. HS diploma

Biology, General

University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA

$36,294 median salary$14,979/yr net cost10.3 yr break-even+21% vs. HS diploma

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA

$35,329 median salary$14,979/yr net cost12.1 yr break-even+18% vs. HS diploma

Biology, General

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$24,623 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-18% vs. HS diploma

Biology, General

University of Chicago · Chicago, IL

$24,335 median salary$18,967/yr net cost+-19% vs. HS diploma

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$23,630 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-21% vs. HS diploma

Biology, General

Wayne State University · Detroit, MI

$23,098 median salary$14,773/yr net cost+-23% vs. HS diploma

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$21,158 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-29% vs. HS diploma

Neurobiology and Neurosciences

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$19,248 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-36% vs. HS diploma

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI

$18,827 median salary$14,832/yr net cost+-37% vs. HS diploma

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Rankings are based on data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Programs are ranked by median earnings 1 year after completion. Data reflects bachelor's degree programs only.