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What can you do with a
Food Science And Technology degree?

Food Science And Technology 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.
4.5 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$24k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$69,427
Typical debt
$20,945
4-yr net cost
$69,128
Monthly loan payment
$238/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Food Scientists and Technologistscommon
AI risk 0 → 35 future · +6.5% demand
$88,314
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 0 → 50 future · +4.1% demand
$87,000
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managersleap
AI risk 0 → 37 future · -1.3% demand
$63,024
Soil and Plant Scientistsstretch
AI risk 5 → 49 future · +5.4% demand
$60,029
● 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.