What can you do with a
Microbiological Sciences And Immunology 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.
6.5 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$16k
earnings premium vs no degree
Monthly loan payment
$231/mo
If you earn:
Below avg
Median
Top earner
Where this major actually leads
9 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 30 → 48 future · +17.3% demand
$140,000
Natural Sciences Managerscommon
AI risk 6 → 57 future · +3.7% demand
$120,380
Medical and Health Services Managersleap
AI risk 7 → 43 future · +23.2% demand
$107,536
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 29 → 47 future · +7.3% demand
$87,280
Epidemiologistsleap
AI risk 0 → 44 future · +16.2% demand
$81,706
Bioinformatics Scientistsstretch
AI risk 25 → 71 future · +1.2% demand
$78,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologistsstretch
AI risk 4 → 52 future · +8.7% demand
$69,300
Microbiologistsstretch
AI risk 10 → 40 future · +4.1% demand
$65,598
Biological Techniciansleap
AI risk 6 → 42 future · +3.5% demand
$55,000
● 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.
