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What can you do with a
Biotechnology degree?

Biotechnology 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.
5.2 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$17k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$62,368
Typical debt
$21,250
4-yr net cost
$56,680
Monthly loan payment
$242/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

3 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
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 29 → 47 future · +7.3% demand
$87,280
Bioinformatics Scientistsstretch
AI risk 25 → 71 future · +1.2% demand
$78,000
● 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.