Best colleges for Human Biology in California
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the California programs in the federal field-of-study file, Stanford University leads: its Human Biology graduates earn a median $81,529 four years after finishing, against the field's $64,732 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | $81,529 | +$16,797 |
| 2 | University of Southern California | $69,751 | +$5,019 |
| 3 | University of California-Los Angeles | $66,496 | +$1,764 |
How big is the earnings gap between California Human Biology programs?
$15,033 separates the top and bottom of this list — $81,529 at Stanford University against $66,496 at University of California-Los Angeles, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do California Human Biology graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $16,797 above the $64,732 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.