Wyoming·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1042

Best Biological Science Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Wyoming, ranked by enrollment

Teach courses in biological sciences.

6 schools in Wyoming run programs that feed this job, graduating 178 people a year. The job pays a median of $82,930 in Wyoming across about 160 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledProfessorBiology ProfessorBiology InstructorAssociate ProfessorLecturerInstructorBotany TeacherFaculty Member
Graduates / yr
178
in Wyoming
Median pay · Wyoming
$82,930
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
160
people employed
Schools
6
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
47%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Wyoming 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
58graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 32.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $32,152
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.09
Physiology
33graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 18.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,146
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.07
Zoology/Animal Biology
25graduates / yr
1 schools · 2 specializations · 14.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,266
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.02
Biochemistry
17graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 9.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $38,243
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.05
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
16graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 9.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $38,383
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.13
Ecology
12graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 6.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,460
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.03
Botany/Plant Biology
6graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 3.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,009
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.04
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
6graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 3.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,393
Education
CIP 13.13
Teacher Education and Professional Development
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 1.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,033
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.15
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 1.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,687
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.19
Nutrition Sciences
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $30,508

12 programs in Wyoming that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Wyoming (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 Wyoming page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 26.0101In Wyoming
58
32.6%
6$32,152$25,000
2
CIP 26.0901In Wyoming
33
18.5%
1$31,146$23,384
3
CIP 26.0701In Wyoming
23
12.9%
1$28,266$24,393
4
CIP 26.0204In Wyoming
17
9.6%
1$38,243$23,014
5
CIP 26.0502In Wyoming
16
9.0%
1$38,383$22,065
6
CIP 26.1301In Wyoming
12
6.7%
1$29,460$23,480
7
CIP 26.0301In Wyoming
6
3.4%
1$33,009$21,975
8
CIP 26.0406In Wyoming
6
3.4%
1$35,393$19,961
9
CIP 13.1322In Wyoming
2
1.1%
1$43,033$26,044
10
CIP 26.0702In Wyoming
2
1.1%
1$28,266$24,393
11
CIP 26.1501In Wyoming
2
1.1%
1$31,687$22,936
12
CIP 30.1901In Wyoming
1
0.6%
1$30,508$24,586

Top 6 schools in Wyoming

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 6 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 Wyoming
Laramie, WY Public · 11 feeder programs
153Biology/Biological Sciences, General$33,92059%97%
2Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
9Biology/Biological Sciences, General38%
3Casper College
Casper, WY Public · 2 feeder programs
7Biology/Biological Sciences, General43%
4Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
4Biology/Biological Sciences, General42%
5Northwest College
Powell, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
4Biology/Biological Sciences, General49%
6Eastern Wyoming College
Torrington, WY Public · 1 feeder programs
1Biology/Biological Sciences, General52%

All 6 schools in Wyoming

Every school in Wyoming 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 Wyoming that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of WyomingLaramiePublic15311
Laramie County Community CollegeCheyennePublic91
Casper CollegeCasperPublic72
Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridanPublic41
Northwest CollegePowellPublic41
Eastern Wyoming CollegeTorringtonPublic11

What biological science teachers, postsecondary earn in Wyoming

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

Median annual in Wyoming
$82,930
Mean annual
$85,360
Jobs in state
160
What the range looks like
10th pct$48,500Median$82,93090th pct$129,430
Versus the national median
-2.0%

U.S. median $84,620. Wyoming pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
1.71×

Concentrated here: Wyoming employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

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 Wyoming

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 Wyoming.

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 58 degrees in Wyoming in 2024-25, 32.6% 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 12 programs to this occupation. The largest are Biology, Physiology, Zoology/Animal Biology, Biochemistry, plus 7 more. Together they graduate about 178 people a year in Wyoming.

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

The median is $82,930 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 2.0% 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 Wyoming?+

6 institutions in Wyoming reported graduates from at least one of the 12 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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