Molecular and Cellular Biologists

Research and study cellular molecules and organelles to understand cell function and organization.

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

Applied Mathematics(masters)Vanderbilt University, TN

$134,475

Research and Experimental Psychology(masters)Alliant International University-San Diego, CA

$123,985

Applied Mathematics(masters)Johns Hopkins University, MD

$121,262

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology(doctoral)University of California-San Francisco, CA

$117,339

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Harvard University, MA

$114,279

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

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

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Brown University, RI

$99,193

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology(masters)University of Chicago, IL

$99,193

Applied Mathematics(masters)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA

$98,796

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ

$97,700

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

Applied Mathematics(bachelors)Northwestern University, IL

$94,684

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology(masters)Oregon Health & Science University, OR

$93,583

Pharmacology and Toxicology(masters)Michigan State University, MI

$93,234

Physiology, Pathology(masters)Ohio State University-Main Campus, OH

$93,164