Computing & data

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology

Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA

Medium evidenceMatched peers12 institutions · related subjectsSee the evidence

The degree in numbers

Cost & earnings.

Annual tuition$39,042Institution-level tuition; programme fees may differ · before aid
Annual credentials awarded11Average of available recent award years; not the earnings sample size.

Earnings context

One career stage.
A clearer comparison.

USD · Master's · 2 years after completion
Same source release. National references exclude this degree.

Selected degree estimate$70,868
Same subject · national$68,666
Computing & data · national$82,088

Behind the number

Your comparison group.

Medium evidence

Related subjects at 12 matched peer institutions · master's

Grouped estimate. Middle half of comparison values: $64,494–$101,341.

Historical earnings archive. College Scorecard legacy FOS archive (file dated 2022-01-19; cohorts vary). Do not interpret this as today's graduate salary. Further study and career changes are not modelled by this early-career figure.

Master's outcomes · 2 years after completion
Institution & subjectReported earnings
Utah State UniversityInformation Science/Studies$64,990
Grand Valley State UniversityBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Computer and Information Sciences, General$69,002
California State University-NorthridgeComputer Science$60,161
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsComputer and Information Sciences, General, Information Science/Studies$88,977
California State University-Los AngelesComputer Science$104,192
George Mason UniversityComputer Engineering, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Computer and Information Sciences, General, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, Information Science/Studies, Medical Illustration and Informatics$100,390
University of Washington-Bothell CampusComputer and Information Sciences, General, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$110,555
Kent State University at KentInformation Science/Studies$72,734
University of North Carolina at GreensboroComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$68,666
Tarleton State UniversityInformation Science/Studies$63,005
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionComputer Science$106,421
University of UtahComputer Software and Media Applications, Information Science/Studies$62,129
How matching & uncertainty work

We first look for the same subject code (or exact subject name), qualification, country, currency, source release and earnings horizon. Peer institutions are matched using admissions selectivity, completion rates, undergraduate size and institution type, with a small preference for the same region. These are institutional proxies, not a ranking of programme quality.

If subject-matched peers are sparse, we try related subjects at closely matched universities, related degrees at this university, then an explicitly labelled national reference. We never multiply a salary by a university prestige score.

Peer and national estimates give each reporting institution one vote, after taking the median of its related programmes. Shared branch-campus outcomes count once. The middle-half range describes variation between reporting institutions. It is not an individual salary range or a statistical confidence interval.

Evidence labels describe match quality and coverage, not validated prediction accuracy. Admissions and size are undergraduate institutional measures, so graduate-degree comparisons are especially approximate.

Historical cohort outcomes are not promised salaries or a causal effect of attending this programme. College Scorecard earnings cover eligible federal-aid recipients, not every graduate or international student. Source definitions ↗