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What can you do with a
Public Health degree?

Public Health 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.
27.2 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$4k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$48,967
Typical debt
$23,250
4-yr net cost
$68,604
Monthly loan payment
$265/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

12 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
Medical and Health Services Managerscommon
AI risk 7 → 43 future · +23.2% demand
$107,536
Compliance Officersleap
AI risk 12 → 68 future · +3.0% demand
$90,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 0 → 42 future · +2.5% demand
$88,000
Genetic Counselorsleap
AI risk 1 → 50 future · +9.3% demand
$86,476
Physicistsleap
AI risk 27 → 75 future · +4.0% demand
$82,924
Epidemiologistsleap
AI risk 0 → 44 future · +16.2% demand
$81,706
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Healthleap
AI risk 5 → 50 future · +4.4% demand
$78,000
Occupational Health and Safety Specialistsleap
AI risk 0 → 33 future · +12.5% demand
$77,400
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologistsleap
AI risk 4 → 52 future · +8.7% demand
$69,300
Health Education Specialistsstretch
AI risk 14 → 53 future · +4.5% demand
$60,000
Community Health Workersleap
AI risk 0 → 32 future · +11.3% demand
$43,498
● 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.