Best Biological Science Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Arizona, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in biological sciences.
24 schools in Arizona run programs that feed this job, graduating 5,402 people a year. The job pays a median of $83,030 in Arizona across about — jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Arizona that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
32 programs in Arizona that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Arizona (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Arizona page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 26.0101In Arizona → | 2,631 | 48.7% | 23 | $32,152 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 26.0102In Arizona → | 512 | 9.5% | 6 | $32,152 | $25,000 |
| 3 | CIP 26.0202In Arizona → | 427 | 7.9% | 12 | $38,243 | $23,014 |
| 4 | CIP 26.0901In Arizona → | 298 | 5.5% | 1 | $31,146 | $23,384 |
| 5 | CIP 26.1501In Arizona → | 298 | 5.5% | 3 | $31,687 | $22,936 |
| 6 | CIP 30.1901In Arizona → | 236 | 4.4% | 3 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 7 | CIP 26.0908In Arizona → | 224 | 4.1% | 1 | $31,146 | $23,384 |
| 8 | CIP 26.0502In Arizona → | 111 | 2.1% | 3 | $38,383 | $22,065 |
| 9 | CIP 26.1101In Arizona → | 110 | 2.0% | 2 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 10 | CIP 26.0406In Arizona → | 106 | 2.0% | 3 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 11 | CIP 13.1322In Arizona → | 102 | 1.9% | 2 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 12 | CIP 26.1310In Arizona → | 75 | 1.4% | 2 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 13 | CIP 26.9999In Arizona → | 68 | 1.3% | 1 | $31,278 | $23,000 |
| 14 | CIP 26.0907In Arizona → | 41 | 0.8% | 1 | $31,146 | $23,384 |
| 15 | CIP 26.1201In Arizona → | 34 | 0.6% | 2 | $49,023 | $21,309 |
| 16 | CIP 26.0204In Arizona → | 25 | 0.5% | 1 | $38,243 | $23,014 |
| 17 | CIP 26.1303In Arizona → | 14 | 0.3% | 1 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 18 | CIP 26.0210In Arizona → | 11 | 0.2% | 1 | $38,243 | $23,014 |
| 19 | CIP 26.0401In Arizona → | 11 | 0.2% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 20 | CIP 26.1001In Arizona → | 11 | 0.2% | 1 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 21 | CIP 26.0806In Arizona → | 8 | 0.1% | 1 | $31,800 | $21,424 |
| 22 | CIP 26.1305In Arizona → | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 23 | CIP 13.1316In Arizona → | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 24 | CIP 26.0702In Arizona → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $28,266 | $24,393 |
| 25 | CIP 26.0801In Arizona → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | $31,800 | $21,424 |
| 26 | CIP 26.1401In Arizona → | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | — | — |
| 27 | CIP 26.0911In Arizona → | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | $31,146 | $23,384 |
| 28 | CIP 26.1504In Arizona → | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | $31,687 | $22,936 |
| 29 | CIP 26.0508In Arizona → | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | $38,383 | $22,065 |
| 30 | CIP 26.0301In Arizona → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $33,009 | $21,975 |
| 31 | CIP 26.0305In Arizona → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $33,009 | $21,975 |
| 32 | CIP 26.0203In Arizona → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $38,243 | $23,014 |
Top 24 schools in Arizona
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 5 of the 24 schools in this state.
All 24 schools in Arizona
Every school in Arizona with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | Public | 1,880 | 15 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Scottsdale | Public | 1,205 | 8 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | Public | 1,094 | 19 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | Public | 428 | 6 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix | Private not-for-profit | 397 | 4 |
| Midwestern University - Glendale | Glendale | Private not-for-profit | 134 | 3 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | Public | 39 | 2 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale | Public | 34 | 2 |
| Dine College | Tsaile | Public | 28 | 2 |
| Chandler - Gilbert Community College | Chandler | Public | 24 | 2 |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Public | 21 | 2 |
| Arizona Christian University | Glendale | Private not-for-profit | 16 | 1 |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | Public | 15 | 2 |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | Public | 15 | 2 |
| Arizona Western College | Yuma | Public | 13 | 1 |
What biological science teachers, postsecondary earn in Arizona
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $84,620. Arizona pays below the national figure.
Metro areas in Arizona
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Biological Science Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Arizona
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 13.1316Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
- 13.1322Biology Teacher Education
- 26.0101Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- 26.0102Biomedical Sciences, General
- 26.0202Biochemistry
- 26.0203Biophysics
- 26.0204Molecular Biology
- 26.0205Molecular Biochemistry
- 26.0206Molecular Biophysics
- 26.0207Structural Biology
- 26.0208Photobiology(no graduates reported)
- 26.0209Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
- 26.0210Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 26.0299Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
- 26.0301Botany/Plant Biology
- 26.0305Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
- 26.0307Plant Physiology
- 26.0399Botany/Plant Biology, Other
- 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- 26.0403Anatomy
- 26.0404Developmental Biology and Embryology
- 26.0406Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- 26.0407Cell Biology and Anatomy
- 26.0499Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
- 26.0502Microbiology, General
Common questions
Answers for people weighing biological science teachers, postsecondary programs in Arizona.
What degree do you need to become a Biological Science Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Biology/Biological Sciences, General, which awarded 2,631 degrees in Arizona in 2024-25, 48.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Biological Science Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 32 programs to this occupation. The largest are Biology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Neurobiology and Neurosciences, plus 13 more. Together they graduate about 5,402 people a year in Arizona.
How much do biological science teachers, postsecondary earn in Arizona?+
The median is $83,030 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 1.9% below the U.S. median of $84,620. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for biological science teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +7.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 5,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Arizona?+
24 institutions in Arizona reported graduates from at least one of the 32 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do biological science teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Biology Professor, Biology Instructor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1042.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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