Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
CIP Code: 26.0209A radiation biology/radiobiology degree prepares graduates for careers in Natural sciences managers, Biological scientists, all other, Biological science teachers, postsecondary. 4 colleges and universities offer this program.
Annual Degrees Awarded
18
Colleges Offering
4
Avg. Career Salary
$112,657
Top Career Salary
$161,180
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology 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 Radiation Biology/Radiobiology Degree?
Graduates with this degree pursue careers in the following fields:
$112,657
Average Salary Across Careers
$161,180
Highest Paying Career
3
Career Paths Available
Best Colleges for Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in radiation biology/radiobiology.
| # | College | Location | Degrees Awarded | Repit Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 2 | B |
| 2 | Suffolk University | Boston, MA | 10 | C+ |
| 3 | University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center | Oklahoma City, OK | 3 | C+ |
| 4 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | 3 | C+ |
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18
Degrees Awarded Annually
4
Colleges Offering Program
3
Related Careers
About Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology is a degree program offered at 4 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 18 students graduate with this degree.
Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as natural sciences managers, biological scientists, all other, biological science teachers, postsecondary.
Program Classification
CIP Code
26.0209
Field (2-digit CIP)
26
Category (4-digit CIP)
26.02
Frequently Asked Questions
What can I do with a Radiation Biology/Radiobiology degree?
A Radiation Biology/Radiobiology degree can lead to careers as a
natural sciences managers, biological scientists, all other, biological science teachers, postsecondary,
and more.
Top earners in related careers can make up to $161,180 annually.
How many colleges offer Radiation Biology/Radiobiology?
4 colleges and universities in the United States offer
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology as a degree program. Each year, approximately 18
students graduate with this degree.
What are the best colleges for Radiation Biology/Radiobiology?
The best colleges for Radiation Biology/Radiobiology based on Repit's ratings include
University of Iowa, Suffolk University, University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
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 Radiation Biology/Radiobiology degree?
Graduates with a Radiation Biology/Radiobiology degree can expect average salaries around $112,657
in related careers, with top earners making up to $161,180.
Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.