4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$54,636
Program median
Program + credential
Biological and Physical Sciences.: Doctoral Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$56,033
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$15,099
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
4,807
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson University Clemson, SC | Public | $22,253 | 86.6% | Available |
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | Private nonprofit | $29,519 | 95.5% | Available |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | Public | $17,915 | 67.8% | Available |
| Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA | Public | $11,864 | 63.8% | Available |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | Public | $17,595 | 66.7% | Available |
| Rice University Houston, TX | Private nonprofit | $13,370 | 94.6% | Available |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | Public | $24,406 | 83.6% | Available |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK | Public | $10,892 | 38% | Available |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR | Public | Not available | Not available | Available |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | Public | $10,974 | 61.6% | Available |
| University of Maine Orono, ME | Public | $17,510 | 54.9% | Available |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | Public | $15,678 | 88.6% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA | Public | $20,927 | 52.1% | Available |
| University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI | Public | $21,440 | 73.3% | Available |
| University of South Alabama Mobile, AL | Public | $17,648 | 52.7% | Available |
| William & Mary Williamsburg, VA | Public | $19,096 | 89.4% | Available |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH | Public | $15,415 | 41.7% | Available |