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What can you do with a
Gerontology degree?

Gerontology 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.
35.1 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$3k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$47,812
Typical debt
$25,000
4-yr net cost
$65,552
Monthly loan payment
$285/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 30 → 48 future · +17.3% demand
$140,000
Transportation Plannersstretch
AI risk 3 → 52 future · -1.7% demand
$80,000
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 0 → 42 future · +2.3% demand
$76,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologistscommon
AI risk 4 → 52 future · +8.7% demand
$69,300
● 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.