Biology at Edgewood College

Edgewood College's biology graduates are earning remarkably well—$51,134 just one year out beats every other Wisconsin biology program by a wide margin, including schools like Ripon and Carroll that typically command $43,000. Nationally, this places Edgewood in the 95th percentile among 1,379 biology programs, an exceptional outcome for a school with a 95% admission rate.

The debt picture strengthens the case further. At $29,000, graduates carry only slightly more than the national median but earn nearly $19,000 more than typical biology graduates nationwide. The debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.57 means you'd repay your debt with about seven months of gross income—that's among the best financing packages available for biology degrees. Earnings continue climbing to $54,363 by year four, suggesting graduates are finding solid career paths rather than hitting early ceilings.

The significant caveat: this data comes from fewer than 30 graduates, so a few high earners in specialized fields could be skewing the picture upward. Still, the combination of accessible admissions, manageable debt, and dramatically higher-than-average earnings makes this program worth serious consideration. Just understand you're betting on a pattern that might shift with a larger graduate pool. If these numbers hold at scale, this is one of Wisconsin's best biology programs from a pure return-on-investment standpoint.