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What can you do with a
Foods, Nutrition, And Related Services degree?

Foods, Nutrition, And Related Services is high-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.
11.7 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$9k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$54,330
Typical debt
$22,746
4-yr net cost
$69,696
Monthly loan payment
$259/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

3 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondarycommon
AI risk 0 → 54 future · +3.4% demand
$80,000
Dietitians and Nutritionistsstretch
AI risk 13 → 55 future · +5.5% demand
$65,894
Food Service Managersleap
AI risk 0 → 42 future · +6.4% demand
$63,766
● 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.