COLLEGE × MAJOR · FEDERAL FIELD 2601

Biology, General at Black Hills State University

Spearfish, SD · 2 reportable credential levels

OUTCOMES BY CREDENTIAL

Compare each degree level separately.

Earnings, debt and cohort sizes can change considerably by credential.

Associate's Degree$60,349
$14,625 federal debtNot available year-5 observations
Bachelor's Degree$40,967
$26,613 federal debtNot available year-5 observations
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$8,764
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$11,866
Sticker price
Average net price$15,911
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$21,277
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
LIKE-FOR-LIKE DECISION TABLE

What changes by credential?

CredentialEarnings, year 4National same-field medianFederal debtPaymentEconomic ROIYear-5 cohort
Associate's Degree$60,349$44,758$14,625$155/mo+26%Not reported
Bachelor's Degree$40,967$57,214$26,613$282/mo−117%Not reported

Federal field categories may combine catalog concentrations. Earnings and debt describe program-category cohorts. Cost figures are annual college-wide context; use an actual program offer in the calculator.