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What can you do with a
Communication Disorders Sciences And Services degree?

Communication Disorders Sciences And Services 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.
8.2 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$13k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$57,789
Typical debt
$20,500
4-yr net cost
$65,752
Monthly loan payment
$233/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

3 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondarycommon
AI risk 30 → 48 future · +17.3% demand
$140,000
Audiologistsstretch
AI risk 0 → 45 future · +9.5% demand
$85,000
Speech-Language Pathologistsstretch
AI risk 0 → 45 future · +15.0% demand
$83,678
● 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.