Biophysics
CIP Code: 26.0203A biophysics degree prepares graduates for careers in Natural sciences managers, Biochemists and biophysicists, Medical scientists, except epidemiologists and more. 55 colleges and universities offer this program.
Annual Degrees Awarded
345
Colleges Offering
55
Avg. Career Salary
$112,220
Top Career Salary
$161,180
Biophysics Salary by College
Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $65,466 four years after graduating (middle half: $44,889–$88,432). Where you study it matters: across 110 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $43,080 to $90,694.
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| # | College | 4 yrs after | Wage-adjusted | 1 yr after | Median debt | Outcome Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | $90,694 | $82,526 | $49,100 | $11,750 | A |
| 2 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | $90,612 | $79,793 | $63,781 | $23,250 | A+ |
| 3 | University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | $88,305 | $80,352 | $40,320 | $18,959 | B+ |
| 4 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH | $87,075 | $80,205 | $47,236 | $27,000 | B |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA | $85,296 | $75,112 | $50,352 | $23,125 | C+ |
| 6 | University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $83,380 | $75,870 | $48,728 | $27,000 | A+ |
| 7 | University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | $81,568 | $84,681 | $41,487 | $18,250 | B+ |
| 8 | Montclair State University Montclair, NJ | $81,519 | $71,548 | $41,068 | $25,000 | C+ |
| 9 | University of Vermont Burlington, VT | $80,593 | $82,776 | $36,680 | $19,500 | B+ |
| 10 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | $80,470 | $70,622 | $48,721 | $19,500 | A+ |
| 11 | Temple University Philadelphia, PA | $80,364 | $81,731 | $45,994 | $25,125 | B+ |
| 12 | California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | $79,820 | $72,631 | $36,841 | $11,000 | B |
| 14 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | $79,510 | $69,785 | $46,122 | $22,862 | A |
| 13 | Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ | $79,510 | $69,785 | $46,122 | $22,862 | B+ |
| 15 | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | $78,721 | $84,453 | $45,526 | $22,777 | A |
| 16 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA | $78,097 | $71,063 | $57,538 | $17,500 | A+ |
| 17 | California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA | $77,863 | $70,850 | — | — | B |
| 18 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | $77,853 | $68,558 | $44,324 | $23,250 | B+ |
| 20 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | $77,336 | $78,651 | $43,288 | $25,750 | A |
| 19 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PA | $77,336 | $78,651 | $43,288 | $25,750 | C+ |
| 21 | Western Washington University Bellingham, WA | $77,048 | $70,868 | $42,025 | $20,166 | C+ |
| 22 | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | $76,134 | $69,277 | — | $14,986 | B |
| 23 | Portland State University Portland, OR | $75,765 | $76,211 | $40,230 | $22,221 | C+ |
| 24 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | $75,493 | $66,254 | $30,275 | $19,500 | B |
| 25 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | $75,274 | $66,287 | $42,474 | $19,000 | A+ |
| 26 | University of Delaware Newark, DE | $74,190 | $73,746 | $47,912 | $25,334 | A |
| 27 | Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD | $73,584 | $64,579 | $46,637 | $27,000 | C+ |
| 28 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $73,506 | $66,886 | $35,210 | $14,753 | A+ |
| 29 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | $72,988 | $75,948 | $44,074 | $20,000 | A+ |
| 30 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA | $72,940 | $75,508 | $25,623 | $24,250 | A+ |
| 31 | University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $72,491 | $65,962 | $45,066 | $17,359 | A+ |
| 32 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $71,136 | $76,339 | $44,101 | $22,000 | A |
| 33 | University of California-Davis Davis, CA | $70,754 | $64,382 | $42,266 | $11,000 | A |
| 34 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | $70,343 | $65,784 | $38,484 | $21,500 | C+ |
| 35 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | $69,875 | $74,373 | $31,074 | $17,625 | A |
| 36 | University of Denver Denver, CO | $69,725 | $65,207 | $32,613 | $23,139 | B+ |
| 37 | Stockton University Galloway, NJ | $69,252 | $60,781 | $40,855 | $22,940 | C |
| 38 | New York University New York, NY | $68,690 | $65,379 | $36,440 | $20,746 | A+ |
| 39 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | $68,488 | $64,050 | $50,474 | $18,487 | B+ |
| 40 | California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA | $68,170 | $62,030 | $38,869 | $18,240 | C+ |
| 41 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | $67,925 | $71,619 | $26,151 | $17,095 | A+ |
| 42 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | $67,783 | $64,747 | $37,830 | $19,500 | A |
| 43 | Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | $67,702 | $59,421 | $38,799 | $19,000 | C |
| 44 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | $67,681 | $66,496 | $38,487 | $25,000 | A |
| 45 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | $67,639 | $72,564 | $41,625 | $17,713 | A+ |
| 46 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | $67,621 | $61,575 | $35,927 | $24,000 | A |
| 47 | Drake University Des Moines, IA | $67,547 | $71,051 | — | $20,375 | A |
| 48 | California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | $67,441 | $61,367 | $50,428 | $16,156 | C |
| 49 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | $67,381 | $71,906 | $36,427 | $18,500 | A |
| 50 | University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC | $67,202 | $74,517 | $23,763 | $23,250 | A |
| 51 | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA | $66,885 | $60,861 | $46,689 | $16,500 | C+ |
| 52 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | $66,862 | $68,702 | $35,607 | $18,349 | B |
| 53 | University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO | $66,483 | $71,284 | $49,509 | $23,850 | C+ |
| 54 | California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA | $65,479 | $59,582 | $57,682 | $20,983 | C+ |
| 55 | Kansas State University Manhattan, KS | $65,122 | $67,607 | $29,651 | $27,500 | B |
| 56 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | $65,072 | $68,448 | $29,991 | $21,500 | A |
| 57 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX | $64,830 | $65,913 | $44,824 | $22,365 | C+ |
| 58 | Binghamton University Vestal, NY | $64,737 | $61,616 | $41,305 | $17,779 | A |
| 59 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | $64,521 | $66,685 | $33,520 | $19,300 | B |
| 60 | Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA | $64,510 | $67,857 | $39,164 | $27,000 | C+ |
| 61 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | $64,492 | $67,107 | $43,936 | $22,775 | C+ |
| 62 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | $64,145 | $65,217 | $33,846 | $18,642 | A+ |
| 63 | Boston University Boston, MA | $64,112 | $56,457 | $42,850 | $25,000 | A+ |
| 66 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | $63,707 | $64,791 | $33,554 | $26,558 | A |
| 65 | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA | $63,707 | $64,791 | $33,554 | $26,558 | B+ |
| 64 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA | $63,707 | $64,791 | $33,554 | $26,558 | B |
| 67 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | $63,419 | $66,868 | $38,243 | $22,125 | A |
| 68 | Brigham Young University Provo, UT | $63,291 | $59,985 | $31,225 | $11,625 | A |
| 69 | University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV | $63,239 | $65,635 | $33,983 | $14,024 | B |
| 70 | Iowa State University Ames, IA | $63,026 | $66,296 | $43,520 | $18,950 | B+ |
| 71 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | $63,013 | $64,066 | $32,027 | $22,718 | B+ |
| 72 | CUNY City College New York, NY | $62,440 | $59,430 | $44,175 | — | B |
| 73 | Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | $62,319 | $63,379 | — | $27,000 | A |
| 74 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | $61,940 | $66,470 | $36,783 | $20,672 | C |
| 75 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI | $61,349 | $63,837 | $46,155 | $22,500 | C |
| 76 | University of Houston Houston, TX | $61,122 | $62,143 | $34,648 | $17,640 | B+ |
| 77 | University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN | $61,010 | $58,278 | $31,150 | $19,729 | B |
| 78 | Clemson University Clemson, SC | $60,988 | $67,626 | $28,120 | $21,750 | A+ |
| 79 | Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT | $60,713 | $54,661 | $41,790 | $23,750 | C |
| 80 | University of North Texas Denton, TX | $60,655 | $61,668 | $34,657 | $21,719 | C+ |
| 81 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | $60,648 | $57,724 | $29,649 | $18,250 | A |
| 83 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ | $60,501 | $62,166 | $43,333 | $18,750 | B+ |
| 82 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | $60,501 | $62,166 | $43,333 | $18,750 | B+ |
| 84 | California State University-Chico Chico, CA | $60,367 | $54,930 | $42,886 | $22,000 | B |
| 85 | University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA | $59,549 | $54,186 | $30,077 | $16,958 | B+ |
| 86 | University of Georgia Athens, GA | $59,534 | $61,630 | $34,212 | $20,750 | A |
| 87 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI | $59,476 | $62,711 | $30,141 | $25,125 | B |
| 88 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX | $59,079 | $60,066 | $28,338 | $17,500 | A |
| 89 | Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA | $59,054 | $61,133 | $29,938 | $23,625 | C+ |
| 91 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA | $58,818 | $54,100 | $38,985 | $14,014 | A |
| 90 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | $58,818 | $54,100 | $38,985 | $14,014 | A |
| 92 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | $58,268 | $57,248 | $34,308 | $14,723 | B+ |
| 93 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | $57,246 | $52,090 | $34,468 | $3,000 | A+ |
| 94 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO | $57,065 | $53,367 | $45,799 | — | F |
| 95 | California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | $56,277 | $51,208 | — | — | C |
| 96 | University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | $56,003 | $60,047 | $40,492 | $25,437 | A |
| 97 | Towson University Towson, MD | $54,367 | $47,713 | $36,842 | $19,950 | C+ |
| 98 | The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX | $53,830 | $54,729 | — | $19,779 | B |
| 99 | Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID | $53,561 | $56,955 | $35,779 | — | A |
| 100 | Grinnell College Grinnell, IA | $53,105 | $55,860 | $38,598 | $16,549 | A |
| 101 | The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX | $51,356 | $52,214 | $19,546 | $16,877 | C |
| 102 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | $50,432 | $51,275 | $30,207 | $20,750 | A |
| 103 | Baylor University Waco, TX | $49,661 | $50,491 | $30,496 | $26,500 | A |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | $49,543 | $54,120 | $28,642 | $15,716 | C |
| 105 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK | $49,010 | $55,027 | $29,720 | $18,716 | B+ |
| 106 | University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM | $48,873 | $56,587 | $23,648 | $18,975 | C |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC | $46,896 | $52,000 | — | $27,000 | C |
| 108 | The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $45,035 | $45,787 | — | $19,250 | C+ |
| 109 | Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | $44,979 | $54,574 | $30,565 | $23,248 | B |
| 110 | University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI | $43,080 | $39,198 | $32,599 | — | C |
Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.
What Can You Do With a Biophysics Degree?
Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:
$112,220
Average Salary Across Careers
$161,180
Highest Paying Career
4
Career Paths Available
Best Colleges for Biophysics
Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in biophysics.
| # | College | Location | Degrees Awarded | Repit Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | 36 | A |
Largest Biophysics Programs
Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most biophysics graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.
| # | College | Location | Degrees Awarded | Repit Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | 36 | A |
345
Degrees Awarded Annually
55
Colleges Offering Program
4
Related Careers
About Biophysics
Biophysics is a degree program offered at 55 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 345 students graduate with this degree.
Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as natural sciences managers, biochemists and biophysicists, medical scientists, except epidemiologists, biological science teachers, postsecondary.
Program Classification
CIP Code
26.0203
Field (2-digit CIP)
26
Category (4-digit CIP)
26.02
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I do with a Biophysics degree?
A Biophysics degree can lead to careers as a
natural sciences managers, biochemists and biophysicists, medical scientists, except epidemiologists, biological science teachers, postsecondary,
and more.
Top earners in related careers can make up to $161,180 annually.
How many colleges offer Biophysics?
55 colleges and universities in the United States offer
Biophysics as a degree program. Each year, approximately 345
students graduate with this degree.
What are the best colleges for Biophysics?
The best colleges for Biophysics based on Repit's ratings include
University of Pennsylvania.
Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.
What is the salary potential with a Biophysics degree?
Graduates with a Biophysics degree can expect average salaries around $112,220
in related careers, with top earners making up to $161,180.
Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.