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What can you do with a
Maritime Studies degree?

Maritime Studies is high-paying, AI barely touches it, but escape routes are thin.

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
+$-13k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$32,325
Typical debt
$20,971
4-yr net cost
$83,696
Monthly loan payment
$239/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

2 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Historianscommon
AI risk 3 → 47 future · +2.2% demand
$70,408
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$70,000
● 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.