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What can you do with a
Forestry degree?

Forestry 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.
12.4 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$9k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$54,092
Typical debt
$20,582
4-yr net cost
$68,096
Monthly loan payment
$234/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

3 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 2 → 48 future · +4.0% demand
$80,000
Forestersstretch
AI risk 0 → 37 future · +1.2% demand
$75,000
Conservation Scientistscommon
AI risk 0 → 43 future · +3.4% demand
$68,640
● 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.