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Best Schools for Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology in 2026

136 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology graduate earns $37,918/yr across 136 schools.

Programs Ranked

136

Avg Earnings

$37,918/yr

Avg DW Score

40/100

AI Risk

High

50% task exposure

All Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA · Public	61 58–62	$57,538/yr	15.4x
2	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	61 58–61	$50,428/yr	23.3x
3	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA · Public	60 57–61	$49,100/yr	14.2x
4	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public	60 59–61	$44,101/yr	23.1x
5	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · Public	56 54–57	$43,936/yr	16.7x
6	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public	56 55–56	$41,625/yr	18.2x
7	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · Public	55 56–56	$38,869/yr	26.0x
8	University of California-Davis Davis, CA · Public	55 54–56	$42,266/yr	13.4x
9	Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public	55 53–56	$43,520/yr	15.7x
10	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public	55 53–56	$44,074/yr	14.9x
11	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public	54 52–55	$45,066/yr	11.6x
12	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · Public	54 51–54	$45,526/yr	13.1x
13	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA · Public	54 51–55	$50,352/yr	10.2x
14	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO · Public	54 51–55	$49,509/yr	11.3x
15	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA · Public	54 51–55	$57,682/yr	17.6x
16	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public	53 50–54	$50,474/yr	9.5x
17	Towson University Towson, MD · Public	53 55–54	$36,842/yr	18.9x
18	Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	53 50–54	$63,781/yr	2.9x
19	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH · Public	53 50–53	$47,236/yr	9.1x
20	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ · Public	53 51–54	$46,122/yr	10.3x
21	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public	53 51–54	$46,122/yr	10.2x
22	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	52 50–53	$43,333/yr	12.8x
23	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public	52 51–53	$41,487/yr	14.0x
24	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public	52 50–53	$44,324/yr	10.2x
25	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI · Public	52 50–53	$46,155/yr	14.9x
26	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public	51 53–52	$36,841/yr	23.6x
27	Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public	51 49–51	$44,824/yr	12.1x
28	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · Public	50 50–51	$40,320/yr	12.0x
29	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT · Public	50 50–51	$41,790/yr	12.4x
30	Washington State University Pullman, WA · Public	50 48–51	$46,514/yr	10.7x
31	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	50 50–50	$38,985/yr	13.4x
32	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA · Public	50 50–50	$38,985/yr	13.5x
33	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Public	49 46–49	$46,689/yr	14.4x
34	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD · Public	49 46–50	$48,721/yr	10.8x
35	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · Public	48 46–49	$45,453/yr	15.0x
36	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA · Public	48 47–49	$42,025/yr	13.9x
37	University of San Diego San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit	47 44–47	$48,728/yr	2.8x
38	MCPHS University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	47 44–48	$51,942/yr	3.6x
39	CUNY City College New York, NY · Public	47 45–47	$44,175/yr	14.0x
40	Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	47 44–47	$45,994/yr	6.4x
41	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	46 49–47	$35,210/yr	13.0x
42	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · Public	46 49–46	$33,983/yr	17.7x
43	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ · Public	46 47–46	$38,799/yr	10.2x
44	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	46 48–47	$36,427/yr	12.8x
45	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO · Public	45 46–46	$38,484/yr	11.2x
46	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public	45 50–46	$31,074/yr	29.2x
47	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	45 50–46	$29,991/yr	19.0x
48	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public	45 46–46	$38,243/yr	10.1x
49	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public	45 49–46	$33,846/yr	14.8x
50	Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private nonprofit	45 49–45	$31,225/yr	24.6x
51	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	44 47–45	$35,607/yr	11.7x
52	California State University-Chico Chico, CA · Public	44 43–45	$42,886/yr	12.3x
53	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO · Public	44 42–45	$45,799/yr	9.6x
54	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · Public	44 45–44	$37,830/yr	9.5x
55	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO · Public	44 44–45	$40,492/yr	9.6x
56	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public	44 41–44	$48,348/yr	7.9x
57	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE · Public	43 47–44	$33,520/yr	15.1x
58	University of Houston Houston, TX · Public	43 46–43	$34,648/yr	14.5x
59	University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	43 46–44	$34,657/yr	13.3x
60	University of Delaware Newark, DE · Public	42 40–43	$47,912/yr	6.4x
61	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY · Public	42 47–43	$29,649/yr	16.5x
62	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN · Public	42 46–42	$28,642/yr	18.1x
63	Utah State University Logan, UT · Public	42 41–43	$42,236/yr	10.4x
64	University of Georgia Athens, GA · Public	41 44–42	$34,212/yr	12.6x
65	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID · Private nonprofit	41 43–41	$35,779/yr	18.2x
66	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD · Public	41 46–42	$30,275/yr	13.9x
67	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX · Public	41 45–42	$32,027/yr	13.4x
68	University of Vermont Burlington, VT · Public	41 43–42	$36,680/yr	8.2x
69	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public	41 43–41	$35,927/yr	9.5x
70	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA · Public	41 46–42	$29,938/yr	23.9x
71	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · Public	40 44–41	$34,308/yr	10.5x
72	Binghamton University Vestal, NY · Public	40 39–41	$41,305/yr	9.0x
73	Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit	40 39–41	$44,442/yr	2.5x
74	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · Public	39 38–39	$42,200/yr	6.4x
75	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public	39 44–40	$31,150/yr	11.5x
76	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM · Public	39 41–40	$23,648/yr	19.1x
77	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public	38 41–39	$25,623/yr	14.2x
78	Portland State University Portland, OR · Public	38 38–39	$40,230/yr	7.9x
79	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ · Public	38 37–39	$43,333/yr	—
80	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · Public	37 42–38	$30,077/yr	11.1x
81	Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD · Private nonprofit	37 35–38	$46,637/yr	1.9x
82	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA · Private nonprofit	37 35–37	$42,474/yr	1.8x
83	Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	37 36–38	$42,850/yr	1.9x
84	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · Public	37 41–37	$32,221/yr	10.2x
85	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS · Public	37 41–37	$30,565/yr	13.5x
86	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ · Public	37 37–38	$41,068/yr	6.0x
87	Stockton University Galloway, NJ · Public	37 37–38	$40,855/yr	5.6x
88	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public	37 39–38	$36,783/yr	11.1x
89	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK · Public	37 42–38	$29,720/yr	13.8x
90	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA · Public	37 41–38	$33,554/yr	9.6x
91	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA · Public	37 41–38	$33,554/yr	9.6x
92	Brandeis University Waltham, MA · Private nonprofit	36 34–37	$47,410/yr	0.8x
93	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY · Public	36 38–37	$37,206/yr	9.4x
94	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA · Public	35 39–36	$33,408/yr	13.1x
95	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA · Private nonprofit	35 35–35	$38,598/yr	2.0x
96	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit	35 33–36	$45,599/yr	0.7x
97	Colgate University Hamilton, NY · Private nonprofit	34 32–35	$44,089/yr	0.6x
98	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA · Public	34 37–34	$33,554/yr	6.2x
99	Brown University Providence, RI · Private nonprofit	34 32–34	$43,637/yr	0.6x
100	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX · Public	34 34–35	$19,546/yr	14.2x
101	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT · Private nonprofit	34 32–35	$44,142/yr	0.7x
102	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	33 37–34	$34,468/yr	2.3x
103	New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit	33 35–33	$36,440/yr	2.2x
104	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public	33 38–34	$28,338/yr	10.6x
105	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public	33 37–33	$30,207/yr	9.2x
106	University of Idaho Moscow, ID · Public	32 35–33	$34,251/yr	8.7x
107	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	32 33–32	$38,487/yr	2.2x
108	Princeton University Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit	32 32–33	$41,848/yr	0.8x
109	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	31 35–32	$26,151/yr	8.5x
110	Ursinus College Collegeville, PA · Private nonprofit	31 31–32	$40,294/yr	0.7x
111	Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA · Private nonprofit	30 31–31	$39,164/yr	0.9x
112	University at Albany Albany, NY · Public	30 33–30	$33,266/yr	7.0x
113	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public	30 33–31	$34,566/yr	5.4x
114	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR · Public	30 33–31	$34,566/yr	5.9x
115	Augustana College Rock Island, IL · Private nonprofit	29 30–30	$38,436/yr	0.9x
116	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI · Public	28 32–29	$32,599/yr	5.7x
117	Clemson University Clemson, SC · Public	27 32–28	$28,120/yr	7.7x
118	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY · Public	26 30–26	$29,135/yr	7.3x
119	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · Public	25 29–26	$26,380/yr	8.4x
120	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS · Public	25 30–26	$29,651/yr	5.8x
121	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	25 29–25	$30,141/yr	4.2x
122	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA · Private nonprofit	25 28–26	$35,305/yr	0.4x
123	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA · Private nonprofit	25 28–25	$34,796/yr	0.4x
124	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	24 28–25	$34,299/yr	0.6x
125	University of Mississippi University, MS · Public	23 26–23	$24,972/yr	5.6x
126	Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR · Private nonprofit	23 27–23	$33,002/yr	0.3x
127	Baylor University Waco, TX · Private nonprofit	23 28–24	$30,496/yr	2.1x
128	University of Denver Denver, CO · Private nonprofit	22 26–23	$32,613/yr	0.4x
129	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL · Private nonprofit	22 23–22	$21,666/yr	-0.1x
130	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit	22 23–22	$22,693/yr	-0.1x
131	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA · Public	22 26–23	$25,819/yr	4.3x
132	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public	21 23–22	$23,763/yr	3.7x
133	Hendrix College Conway, AR · Private nonprofit	19 23–20	$28,322/yr	0.9x
134	Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit	18 23–19	$27,604/yr	0.6x
135	Lipscomb University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit	17 19–17	$23,075/yr	0.5x
136	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit	16 17–16	$22,390/yr	1.5x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ranks #1 for Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology with a score of 61/100 and graduate earnings of $57,538/yr.

How much do Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology graduates earn?

Across 136 schools, Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology graduates earn an average of $37,918/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $63,781/yr.

Is Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology a good major for AI resistance?

Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology has an average AI task exposure of 50%, rated "High". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.