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Human Biology

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What you'll do in college

This major focuses on the human body, studying how our systems function, develop, and interact. Coursework spans anatomy, physiology, human genetics, immunology, and human evolution, blending biology with chemistry and physics. Expect intense laboratory sessions involving dissection, anatomical models, physiological testing, and microscopic analysis. Many pre-med students choose this major because it strongly aligns with medical school prerequisites and builds a foundational understanding of human health.

What you'll do after college

Grads frequently use this major as a launchpad for medical, dental, or physician assistant school. Those entering the workforce with a bachelor's degree work as clinical research coordinators, lab technicians, or health educators. The deep understanding of human physiology is essential for any advanced clinical or biomedical research career, and pay rises significantly with clinical licensure or advanced degrees.

Selectivity vs. earnings

By acceptance rate

$61,784
1,053
100–88%
$65,493
2,403
88–76%
$65,421
2,324
76–54%
$66,819
2,119
53–42%
$62,417
2,442
41–13%
$71,923
1,227
13–0%
Acceptance rate · bar = degree-weighted earnings

By SAT median

$58,849
937
400–1080
$63,739
1,759
1090–1250
$63,360
1,957
1250–1280
$71,066
1,781
1280–1330
$70,503
1,671
1330–1470
$70,885
927
1470–1600
Combined SAT composite median (submitters + non-submitters) · bar = degree-weighted earnings

Earnings vs. selectivity rank

$52,497p10 $76,123p90 Arts Work College Female-only Liberal Arts Public University Religious University Private University Liberal Arts 1–15 Public University 1–15 Private University 1–30 Oklahoma City University · $58,880 College of the Ozarks · $51,325 Barnard College · $73,449 Scripps College · $62,074 Alverno College · $51,297 Salem College · $57,048 Pitzer College · $56,556 St. Lawrence University · $62,396 Whitman College · $55,452 Oakwood University · $59,606 Nazareth University · $63,322 The College of Idaho · $46,769 Cumberland University · $57,553 Elizabethtown College · $66,304 Buena Vista University · $68,156 Beloit College · $56,761 Taylor University · $60,527 Georgetown College · $72,682 Hamline University · $56,646 Susquehanna University · $69,173 Houghton University · $51,164 Guilford College · $45,940 West Virginia Wesleyan College · $60,445 McDaniel College · $55,317 Wilmington College · $56,882 Edgewood College · $59,760 Franklin College · $61,787 CUNY Hunter College · $74,913 University of California, Irvine · $15,599 University of California, Santa Barbara · $70,591 University of South Florida · $58,518 University of Washington · $62,817 CUNY City College · $72,189 CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice · $66,486 Delaware State University · $54,409 Morgan State University · $57,831 North Carolina Central University · $55,359 University of Central Florida · $54,113 University of California, Davis · $61,220 Auburn University · $84,290 Ohio State University · $69,756 Texas A&M University - College Station · $67,830 Florida Atlantic University · $49,698 University of West Florida · $48,028 University of Connecticut · $66,554 Pennsylvania State University · $80,568 Tarleton State University · $53,754 State University of New York at Cortland · $65,941 Texas Southern University · $45,214 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities · $68,307 Central Michigan University · $63,607 Oklahoma State University · $64,674 University at Albany · $58,223 University at Buffalo · $67,347 University of Louisiana at Monroe · $52,458 University of Colorado Boulder · $65,971 Minnesota State University Moorhead · $64,297 Missouri Southern State University · $61,096 Missouri State University - Springfield · $54,563 Morehead State University · $69,669 Oakland University · $51,948 Salem State University · $68,522 Southern Illinois University - Carbondale · $59,081 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi · $56,969 Texas A&M University - Kingsville · $56,580 University of Alabama at Birmingham · $59,002 University of Colorado Colorado Springs · $51,886 University of Colorado Denver · $64,142 University of Delaware · $71,451 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · $60,049 Wright State University · $62,167 University of Michigan - Flint · $59,828 University of Rhode Island · $72,558 Washington State University · $62,615 University of Houston · $63,332 Indiana University · $65,907 Rowan University · $62,900 University of North Florida · $55,408 Eastern Kentucky University · $63,133 University of New Hampshire · $69,720 Saginaw Valley State University · $62,299 University of Iowa · $63,899 Cal State Bakersfield · $50,402 University of Minnesota - Duluth · $62,847 Indiana University - East · $71,195 University of Central Oklahoma · $61,131 Colorado State University - Fort Collins · $58,254 University of California, Santa Cruz · $63,215 University of Washington - Tacoma · $62,768 Western Michigan University · $61,185 Michigan State University · $66,653 Indiana University - Indianapolis · $44,071 University of South Carolina - Aiken · $51,873 Saint Cloud State University · $78,279 University of Akron · $65,516 University of Arizona · $65,351 University of Cincinnati · $68,285 University of South Dakota · $69,961 Michigan Technological University · $61,603 University of Wisconsin - River Falls · $54,003 University of Oregon · $65,587 Radford University · $57,033 Northern Arizona University · $55,483 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay · $59,245 Louisiana State University - Shreveport · $58,936 Pennsylvania State University - Greater Allegheny · $80,503 Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg · $80,128 Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley · $80,004 Pennsylvania State University - New Kensington · $80,503 University of Kansas · $76,553 Grand Valley State University · $53,600 University of Northern Iowa · $65,346 University of South Alabama · $63,609 Kansas State University · $71,450 University of Wyoming · $73,897 New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology · $52,497 Sam Houston State University · $56,776 Dine College · $54,435 Peru State College · $59,774 Washburn University · $62,652 Mississippi Christian University · $65,383 Liberty University · $58,588 LeTourneau University · $65,633 Southwestern Adventist University · $64,480 Howard Payne University · $55,729 Biola University · $51,682 Harding University · $59,948 Concordia University Ann Arbor · $73,833 University of Evansville · $65,221 La Sierra University · $57,571 North Park University · $53,875 Ashland University · $58,110 California Baptist University · $63,558 Brigham Young University · $71,351 Concordia University Wisconsin · $76,123 Vanguard University of Southern California · $56,866 Saint Leo University · $57,117 Baker University · $65,883 King's College · $67,250 Newman University · $63,486 Niagara University · $58,763 Chapman University · $66,665 Emmanuel College · $68,919 Ouachita Baptist University · $80,001 Southern Adventist University · $61,375 Millikin University · $61,514 Waynesburg University · $55,168 Marquette University · $80,252 McMurry University · $57,196 St. Bonaventure University · $61,239 Trevecca Nazarene University · $57,555 University of Indianapolis · $60,866 Gonzaga University · $73,092 Brewton-Parker College · $56,227 University of Scranton · $67,580 Saint Joseph's College of Maine · $69,832 University of Saint Mary · $73,045 Siena College · $66,473 Loyola University Maryland · $74,874 Neumann University · $68,018 Xavier University · $67,840 St. John's University - New York · $58,525 Roberts Wesleyan University · $61,134 Northwest Nazarene University · $49,718 University of Pikeville · $64,654 Montreat College · $57,323 Seattle Pacific University · $37,779 Brigham Young University - Idaho · $66,311 Christian Brothers University · $65,053 University of Lynchburg · $62,307 Union Adventist University · $65,064 Thomas University · $57,803 Marist University · $75,677 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · $68,233 Quinnipiac University · $76,929 Florida Institute of Technology · $77,462 Bradley University · $76,757 Rochester Institute of Technology · $61,610 Mercy University · $52,992 University of New England · $69,599 Adelphi University · $72,364 Springfield College · $85,453 Daemen University · $63,257 Marietta College · $64,456 New York Institute of Technology · $71,983 New England College · $51,380 University of Denver · $68,416 Grinnell College · $75,029 UCLA · $69,991 University of Georgia · $68,814 Purdue University · $80,758 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · $61,773 University of California, San Diego · $66,411 Stanford University · $70,806 Harvard University · $81,758 Brown University · $75,449 University of Pennsylvania · $77,546 Duke University · $89,074 Johns Hopkins University · $27,702 Cornell University · $77,575 University of Southern California · $71,230 Boston University · $57,164 Northeastern University · $79,019 Arts: mean $58,880 Work College: mean $51,325 Female-only: mean $60,967 Liberal Arts: mean $59,200 Public University: mean $62,515 Religious University: mean $63,256 Private University: mean $68,398 Liberal Arts 1–15: mean $75,029 Public University 1–15: mean $69,549 Private University 1–30: mean $70,732 All colleges: p10 $52,497 All colleges: p90 $76,123
Each dot = a college · y = degree-weighted earnings

Majors in this category

Major Colleges Degrees ▼ Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Human Biology 227 11,983 30% / 70% 3% $63,357 94%
Biomedical Sciences 149 6,255 33% / 67% 3% $63,048 94%
Human Biology 31 2,689 25% / 75% 3% $60,620 95%
Physiology 25 1,360 35% / 65% 3% $65,290 96%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 23 907 22% / 78% 2% $66,823 95%
Integrative Physiology 1 350 31% / 69% 0% $65,971 96%
Physiological Science 1 225 24% / 76% 2% $68,173 86%
Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology 1 50 36% / 64% 4% $81,758 75%
Toxicology 6 45 40% / 60% 9% $62,419 100%
Human Physiology 1 37 32% / 68% 5% $73,092 96%
Pathobiology 1 31 23% / 77% 3% $66,554 96%
Anatomy 2 21 14% / 86% 10% $74,752 93%
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Health Studies 4 12 0% / 100% 0% $59,249
Reproductive Biology 1 1 100% / 0% 0%