Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other programs in California
12 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Natural Sciences Managers in California earn a median of $210,230 a year across 14,950 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $113,530 | 11,880 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $129,150 | 3,610 |
| Life Scientists, All Other | $102,830 | 860 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chabot College Hayward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 108 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 93 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 51 |
| Contra Costa College San Pablo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Merritt College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Solano Community College Fairfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 150 |
| Ventura College Ventura | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.