Best colleges for biology in Kansas
Emporia State University ranks first in Kansas for biology value (#141 nationally, value score 66.6): graduates earn $65,043 4 years after the bachelor's degree, and the average net price is $14,364 a year.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition · Source: College Scorecard field of study, reporting year 2025 · 8 Kansas colleges ranked · Updated November 4, 2026
Best biology colleges in Kansas
Emporia State University ranks first in Kansas for biology value (#141 nationally, value score 66.6): graduates earn $65,043 4 years after the bachelor's degree, and the average net price is $14,364 a year. 8 Kansas colleges qualify. At the median one, biology graduates earn $58,037 and the average net price is $16,882 a year.
Source: U.S. College Scorecard field of study, 2025
What the data shows
Key findings
- 8 Kansas colleges qualify. At the median one, biology graduates earn $58,037 and the average net price is $16,882 a year.
- The lowest average net price among them is at Wichita State University: $10,307 a year.
- Median earnings
- $58,037
- National: $58,001
- Median net price
- $16,882
- National: $18,049
- Median federal debt
- $18,773
- biology graduates
- Public colleges
- 6 of 8
- in this list
8 colleges
The Kansas ranking
Ordered by the national value score; the national rank is shown with each college. Earnings are medians 4 years after the bachelor's degree.
- Earnings
- $65,043
- Net price
- $14,364
- Federal debt
- $22,547
- Graduation rate
- 57%
- Earnings
- $61,561
- Net price
- $20,004
- Federal debt
- $17,353
- Graduation rate
- 70%
- Earnings
- $63,923
- Net price
- $17,430
- Federal debt
- $20,500
- Graduation rate
- 53%
- Earnings
- $56,959
- Net price
- $10,307
- Federal debt
- $17,500
- Graduation rate
- 52%
- Earnings
- $57,718
- Net price
- $18,210
- Federal debt
- $18,046
- Graduation rate
- 71%
- Earnings
- $58,355
- Net price
- $16,333
- Federal debt
- $19,499
- Graduation rate
- 53%
- Rank in Kansas 7
Cleveland University-Kansas City
Overland Park, KS · Private nonprofit · #364 nationally
49.2Value- Earnings
- $54,153
- Net price
- $37,185
- Federal debt
- $10,250
- Graduation rate
- 100%
- Earnings
- $56,733
- Net price
- $14,291
- Federal debt
- $20,500
- Graduation rate
- 48%
Method: the same value score as the national biology ranking (earnings, debt relative to earnings, average net price and graduation rate, each a national percentile). Data: College Scorecard, reporting year 2025; 2026–27 edition, verified Nov 2026.
Questions about biology colleges in Kansas
What are the best colleges for biology in Kansas?
By CollegesRef value score, the top 3 Kansas colleges for biology are Emporia State University (value score 66.6), University of Kansas (value score 63.6) and Newman University (value score 61.2). The score weighs graduate earnings, debt relative to earnings, average net price and graduation rate.
Which Kansas college has the highest earnings for biology graduates?
Emporia State University: its biology graduates have median earnings of $65,043 4 years after the bachelor's degree.
What is the most affordable biology college in Kansas on this list?
Wichita State University has the lowest average net price of the ranked Kansas colleges, $10,307 a year after grants. A family's own price depends on income and aid.
How many Kansas colleges are ranked for biology?
8 Kansas colleges have a biology bachelor's program with enough graduates and reported earnings, plus a published net price and graduation rate. Ranks shown are national; the state rank is their order within Kansas.