What can you do with a
Nutrition Sciences 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.
13.3 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$8k
earnings premium vs no degree
Monthly loan payment
$236/mo
If you earn:
Below avg
Median
Top earner
Where this major actually leads
8 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
Natural Sciences Managerscommon
AI risk 6 → 57 future · +3.7% demand
$120,380
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 29 → 47 future · +7.3% demand
$87,280
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 0 → 54 future · +3.4% demand
$80,000
Bioinformatics Scientistsstretch
AI risk 25 → 71 future · +1.2% demand
$78,000
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$75,000
Farm and Home Management Educatorsstretch
AI risk 0 → 37 future · -2.5% demand
$71,192
Dietitians and Nutritionistsleap
AI risk 13 → 55 future · +5.5% demand
$65,894
● 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.
