Best Life Scientist, All Other programs in Indiana, ranked by enrollment
All life scientists not listed.
43 schools in Indiana run programs that feed this job, graduating 3,502 people a year. The job pays a median of $69,410 in Indiana across about 30 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Indiana that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
8 programs in Indiana that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Indiana (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 Indiana page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 30.1701In Indiana → | 1,758 | 50.2% | 3 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 2 | CIP 26.0101In Indiana → | 1,530 | 43.7% | 41 | $32,152 | $25,000 |
| 3 | CIP 26.9999In Indiana → | 171 | 4.9% | 4 | $31,278 | $23,000 |
| 4 | CIP 30.1901In Indiana → | 29 | 0.8% | 3 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 5 | CIP 51.2314In Indiana → | 5 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 6 | CIP 30.1801In Indiana → | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | $29,587 | $21,610 |
| 7 | CIP 26.1301In Indiana → | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 8 | CIP 42.2706In Indiana → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
Top 25 schools in Indiana
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 17 of the 43 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN Public · 1 feeder programs | 1,719 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 50% | — | — |
| 2 | Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public · 2 feeder programs | 433 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $36,500 | 80% | — | 78% |
| 3 | Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Public · 2 feeder programs | 183 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $40,145 | 83% | — | 50% |
| 4 | Ball State University Muncie, IN Public · 1 feeder programs | 146 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $34,248 | 62% | — | 85% |
| 5 | Indiana University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN Public · 4 feeder programs | 144 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $36,343 | 54% | — | 76% |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 123 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $32,876 | 95% | $19,452 | 11% |
| 7 | Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN Public · 1 feeder programs | 72 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 36% | — | 84% |
| 8 | Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN Public · 2 feeder programs | 58 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $33,155 | 43% | — | 72% |
| 9 | Butler University Indianapolis, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 52 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 80% | $35,696 | 85% |
| 10 | University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN Public · 2 feeder programs | 47 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $38,985 | 48% | — | 96% |
| 11 | Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN Public · 1 feeder programs | 36 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 40% | — | — |
| 12 | Vincennes University Vincennes, IN Public · 2 feeder programs | 36 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 39% | — | — |
| 13 | Indiana University - South Bend South Bend, IN Public · 1 feeder programs | 35 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $38,242 | 40% | — | 84% |
| 14 | Indiana University - Southeast New Albany, IN Public · 1 feeder programs | 33 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $35,707 | 39% | — | 84% |
| 15 | Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN Public · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $43,656 | 43% | — | 81% |
| 16 | University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $39,909 | 56% | $18,930 | 66% |
| 17 | Marian University Indianapolis, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $35,938 | 67% | $23,371 | 95% |
| 18 | Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 69% | $25,896 | 76% |
| 19 | Trine University Angola, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 25 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $39,067 | 64% | $22,269 | 85% |
| 20 | University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 25 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 55% | $20,012 | 96% |
| 21 | Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 77% | $19,021 | 63% |
| 22 | Hanover College Hanover, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 19 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $31,321 | 67% | $20,442 | 84% |
| 23 | DePauw University Greencastle, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 75% | $20,874 | 57% |
| 24 | Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $30,672 | 70% | $20,155 | 89% |
| 25 | Indiana University - East Richmond, IN Public · 3 feeder programs | 15 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 40% | — | 67% |
All 43 schools in Indiana
Every school in Indiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue University Global | West Lafayette | Public | 1,719 | 1 |
| Indiana University - Bloomington | Bloomington | Public | 433 | 2 |
| Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette | Public | 183 | 2 |
| Ball State University | Muncie | Public | 146 | 1 |
| Indiana University - Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Public | 144 | 4 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Private not-for-profit | 123 | 1 |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Public | 72 | 1 |
| Purdue University Northwest | Hammond | Public | 58 | 2 |
| Butler University | Indianapolis | Private not-for-profit | 52 | 1 |
| University of Southern Indiana | Evansville | Public | 47 | 2 |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis | Public | 36 | 1 |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes | Public | 36 | 2 |
| Indiana University - South Bend | South Bend | Public | 35 | 1 |
| Indiana University - Southeast | New Albany | Public | 33 | 1 |
| Indiana State University | Terre Haute | Public | 31 | 1 |
What life scientists, all other earn in Indiana
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $93,750. Indiana pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
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 Life Scientists, All Other page.
How to become a Life Scientist, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 10 majors mapped to Life Scientists, All Other10 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 26.0101Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- 26.1301Ecology
- 26.1399Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
- 26.9999Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.1801Natural Sciences
- 30.1901Nutrition Sciences
- 30.4301Geobiology
- 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
- 51.2314Rehabilitation Science
Common questions
Answers for people weighing life scientists, all other programs in Indiana.
What degree do you need to become a Life Scientist, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Behavioral Sciences, which awarded 1,758 degrees in Indiana in 2024-25, 50.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Life Scientist, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 8 programs to this occupation. The largest are Behavioral Sciences, Biology, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Nutrition Sciences, plus 4 more. Together they graduate about 3,502 people a year in Indiana.
How much do life scientists, all other earn in Indiana?+
The median is $69,410 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 26.0% below the U.S. median of $93,750. 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 life scientists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +3.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Indiana?+
43 institutions in Indiana reported graduates from at least one of the 8 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.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
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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