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What can you do with a
Astronomy And Astrophysics degree?

Astronomy And Astrophysics is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
163.5 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$1k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$45,783
Typical debt
$20,400
4-yr net cost
$73,212
Monthly loan payment
$232/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

5 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Natural Sciences Managerscommon
AI risk 6 → 57 future · +3.7% demand
$120,380
Physics Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 0 → 42 future · +2.5% demand
$88,000
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 4 → 48 future · +2.6% demand
$87,900
Physicistsleap
AI risk 27 → 75 future · +4.0% demand
$82,924
Astronomersstretch
AI risk 38 → 44 future · +2.2% demand
$81,500
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.