New Hampshire·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1042

Best Biological Science Teacher, Postsecondary programs in New Hampshire, ranked by enrollment

Teach courses in biological sciences.

15 schools in New Hampshire run programs that feed this job, graduating 773 people a year. The job pays a median of $102,410 in New Hampshire across about 170 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledProfessorBiology ProfessorBiology InstructorAssociate ProfessorLecturerInstructorBotany TeacherFaculty Member
Graduates / yr
773
in New Hampshire
Median pay · New Hampshire
$102,410
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
170
people employed
Schools
15
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
54%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,344
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New Hampshire that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.01
Biology
354graduates / yr
14 schools · 2 specializations · 45.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $32,152
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.15
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
112graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 14.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,687
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.19
Nutrition Sciences
62graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 8.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $30,508
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.12
Biotechnology
61graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 7.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $49,023
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.02
Biochemistry
51graduates / yr
4 schools · 3 specializations · 6.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $38,243
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.13
Ecology
41graduates / yr
2 schools · 3 specializations · 5.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,460
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.05
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
29graduates / yr
1 schools · 2 specializations · 3.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $38,383
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.08
Genetics
25graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 3.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,800
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.07
Zoology/Animal Biology
21graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 2.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,266
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.09
Physiology
15graduates / yr
1 schools · 2 specializations · 1.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,146
Education
CIP 13.13
Teacher Education and Professional Development
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,033
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.99
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,278

19 programs in New Hampshire that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New Hampshire (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 New Hampshire page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1256
33.1%
14$32,152$25,000
2112
14.5%
5$31,687$22,936
398
12.7%
3$32,152$25,000
462
8.0%
1$30,508$24,586
561
7.9%
3$49,023$21,309
630
3.9%
1$38,243$23,014
727
3.5%
1$29,460$23,480
825
3.2%
2$31,800$21,424
924
3.1%
1$38,383$22,065
1021
2.7%
1$28,266$24,393
1120
2.6%
4$38,243$23,014
1211
1.4%
1$31,146$23,384
1310
1.3%
2$29,460$23,480
145
0.6%
1$38,383$22,065
154
0.5%
1$31,146$23,384
164
0.5%
1$29,460$23,480
171
0.1%
1$43,033$26,044
181
0.1%
1$38,243$23,014
191
0.1%
1$31,278$23,000

Top 15 schools in New Hampshire

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 7 of the 15 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH Public · 12 feeder programs
365Biomedical Sciences, General$45,34676%88%
2Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs
177Biology/Biological Sciences, General$36,52596%$14,6895%
3University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, NH Public · 3 feeder programs
60Biotechnology$50,27650%81%
4Saint Anselm College
Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
29Biology/Biological Sciences, General$33,82080%$29,60078%
5Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH Public · 4 feeder programs
27Biology/Biological Sciences, General$40,08852%88%
6Franklin Pierce University
Rindge, NH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
23Biology/Biological Sciences, General54%$26,34493%
7Rivier University
Nashua, NH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
23Biology/Biological Sciences, General52%$25,06583%
8Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
21Biology/Biological Sciences, General43%$34,565100%
9Keene State College
Keene, NH Public · 2 feeder programs
19Biology/Biological Sciences, General$43,62460%90%
10New England College
Henniker, NH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
9Biomedical Sciences, General35%$30,08692%
11Colby - Sawyer College
New London, NH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
6Biology/Biological Sciences, General57%$21,74780%
12Great Bay Community College
Portsmouth, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
5Biology/Biological Sciences, General34%
13Nashua Community College
Nashua, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
5Biology/Biological Sciences, General38%
14NHTI - Concord's Community College
Concord, NH Public · 1 feeder programs
3Biology/Biological Sciences, General29%
15Upper Valley Educators Institute
Lebanon, NH Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education$43,549

All 15 schools in New Hampshire

Every school in New Hampshire 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.

All schools in New Hampshire that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of New Hampshire - Main CampusDurhamPublic36512
Dartmouth CollegeHanoverPrivate not-for-profit1778
University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchesterPublic603
Saint Anselm CollegeManchesterPrivate not-for-profit294
Plymouth State UniversityPlymouthPublic274
Franklin Pierce UniversityRindgePrivate not-for-profit232
Rivier UniversityNashuaPrivate not-for-profit232
Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchesterPrivate not-for-profit211
Keene State CollegeKeenePublic192
New England CollegeHennikerPrivate not-for-profit92
Colby - Sawyer CollegeNew LondonPrivate not-for-profit61
Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouthPublic51
Nashua Community CollegeNashuaPublic51
NHTI - Concord's Community CollegeConcordPublic31
Upper Valley Educators InstituteLebanonPrivate not-for-profit11

What biological science teachers, postsecondary earn in New Hampshire

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New Hampshire
$102,410
Mean annual
$126,680
Jobs in state
170
What the range looks like
10th pct$65,910Median$102,41090th pct$205,070
Versus the national median
+21.0%

U.S. median $84,620. New Hampshire pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.79×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in New Hampshire

Manchester-Nashua, NH
$79,640median
30 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+7.3%
Faster than average
Openings per year
5,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
4,800
66,000 → 70,800
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

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

SpeakingLearning StrategiesActive LearningActive ListeningReading ComprehensionScience

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in New Hampshire

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 New Hampshire.

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 256 degrees in New Hampshire in 2024-25, 33.1% 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 19 programs to this occupation. The largest are Biology, Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Nutrition Sciences, Biotechnology, plus 8 more. Together they graduate about 773 people a year in New Hampshire.

How much do biological science teachers, postsecondary earn in New Hampshire?+

The median is $102,410 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 21.0% above 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 New Hampshire?+

15 institutions in New Hampshire reported graduates from at least one of the 19 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.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, 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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