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What can you do with a
Behavioral Sciences degree?

Behavioral Sciences is mid-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
+$-2k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$43,146
Typical debt
$23,816
4-yr net cost
$78,740
Monthly loan payment
$271/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

7 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Transportation Plannersstretch
AI risk 3 → 52 future · -1.7% demand
$80,000
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$75,000
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 32 → 48 future · +3.6% demand
$75,000
Social and Community Service Managerscommon
AI risk 18 → 39 future · +6.4% demand
$73,000
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$70,000
Social Science Research Assistantsleap
AI risk 44 → 67 future · +4.4% demand
$62,000
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$44,970
● 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.