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What can you do with a
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, And Population Biology degree?

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, And Population Biology is mid-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.
None yrs
to pay back the degree
+$0k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$44,515
Typical debt
$21,455
4-yr net cost
$68,200
Monthly loan payment
$244/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

13 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 30 → 48 future · +17.3% demand
$140,000
Statisticiansleap
AI risk 21 → 79 future · +8.5% demand
$128,201
Natural Sciences Managerscommon
AI risk 6 → 57 future · +3.7% demand
$120,380
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 29 → 47 future · +7.3% demand
$87,280
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 2 → 52 future · +2.9% demand
$85,000
Epidemiologistsleap
AI risk 0 → 44 future · +16.2% demand
$81,706
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 2 → 48 future · +4.0% demand
$80,000
Bioinformatics Scientistsstretch
AI risk 25 → 71 future · +1.2% demand
$78,000
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$75,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologistsleap
AI risk 4 → 52 future · +8.7% demand
$69,300
Conservation Scientistsstretch
AI risk 0 → 43 future · +3.4% demand
$68,640
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologistscommon
AI risk 6 → 45 future · +1.6% demand
$64,012
Biological Techniciansleap
AI risk 6 → 42 future · +3.5% demand
$55,000
● 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.