Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

$83,980
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+7% projected 2024–2034

What They Do

Postsecondary teachers instruct students in a variety of academic subjects beyond the high school level.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA
$185,874
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences(masters)Duke University, NC
$171,112
Biology(masters)Johns Hopkins University, MD
$153,622
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA
$150,114
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(masters)Harvard University, MA
$142,377
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)University of California-San Francisco, CA
$117,339
Pharmacology and Toxicology(professional)Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus, NJ
$113,264
Biology(doctoral)Rutgers University-Newark, NJ
$106,354
Biology(doctoral)Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ
$106,354
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas(grad-cert)CUNY Lehman College, NY
$101,369
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology(masters)New York University, NY
$100,602
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY
$100,512
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology(masters)University of Chicago, IL
$99,193
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology(grad-cert)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY
$97,522
Biology(doctoral)Johns Hopkins University, MD
$96,695
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas(doctoral)Teachers College at Columbia University, NY
$94,076
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology(masters)Oregon Health & Science University, OR
$93,583
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas(masters)Capella University, MN
$93,267
Pharmacology and Toxicology(masters)Michigan State University, MI
$93,234
Physiology, Pathology(masters)Ohio State University-Main Campus, OH
$93,164
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas(doctoral)Capella University, MN
$92,675
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology(doctoral)Johns Hopkins University, MD
$91,570
Biology(masters)University of Maryland-Baltimore County, MD
$91,503
Biology(masters)University of Maryland-College Park, MD
$91,503
Biology(masters)Hood College, MD
$91,503

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