What can you do with a
Environmental/Natural Resources Management And Policy 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.
13.6 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$8k
earnings premium vs no degree
Monthly loan payment
$264/mo
If you earn:
Below avg
Median
Top earner
Where this major actually leads
10 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Regulatory Affairs Managersstretch
AI risk 7 → 56 future · +4.5% demand
$145,000
Economistsleap
AI risk 24 → 50 future · +1.2% demand
$125,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 0 → 48 future · +2.1% demand
$106,580
Compliance Officersleap
AI risk 12 → 68 future · +3.0% demand
$90,000
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 2 → 48 future · +4.0% demand
$80,000
Transportation Plannersleap
AI risk 3 → 52 future · -1.7% demand
$80,000
Forestersstretch
AI risk 0 → 37 future · +1.2% demand
$75,000
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 0 → 50 future · +2.0% demand
$71,500
Conservation Scientistscommon
AI risk 0 → 43 future · +3.4% demand
$68,640
Social Science Research Assistantsleap
AI risk 44 → 67 future · +4.4% demand
$62,000
● 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.
