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DOCTORAL DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 2604

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences: is this doctoral degree worth it?

National picture across 4 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$120,514 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$120,514Median year-4 earnings

$22,539Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$120,514Median reported earnings · year 4

$106,455Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

71thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

4Reporting programs

4With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $77,786
Federal debt: $14,280
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $68,042
Federal debt: $20,422
Reporting programs: 41

35 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $299,873
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $120,514
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 4

4 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$84,844National median$120,51475th percentile$123,231

4 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1University of Pennsylvania$139,980 2University of California, Berkeley$123,231 3Northwestern University$117,797 4Johns Hopkins University$84,844

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1042 · 6 crosswalk linksBiological Scientists, All OtherSOC 19-1029 · 6 crosswalk linksMedical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsSOC 19-1042 · 5 crosswalk linksNatural Sciences ManagersSOC 11-9121 · 4 crosswalk linksHealth Specialties Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1071 · 3 crosswalk linksBiochemists and BiophysicistsSOC 19-1021 · 1 crosswalk linksBiological TechniciansSOC 19-4021 · 1 crosswalk linksEpidemiologistsSOC 19-1041 · 1 crosswalk linksMedical and Clinical Laboratory TechnologistsSOC 29-2011 · 1 crosswalk linksMicrobiologistsSOC 19-1022 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR CELL/CELLULAR BIOLOGY AND ANATOMICAL SCIENCES

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	University of PennsylvaniaDoctoral Degree	Philadelphia, PA	$139,980	Not available	Baseline needed	$28,699
2	University of California, BerkeleyDoctoral Degree	Berkeley, CA	$123,231	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,481
3	Northwestern UniversityDoctoral Degree	Evanston, IL	$117,797	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,167
4	Johns Hopkins UniversityDoctoral Degree	Baltimore, MD	$84,844	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,809

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.