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What can you do with a
Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences degree?

Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences 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.
10.4 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$10k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$54,944
Typical debt
$21,500
4-yr net cost
$63,840
Monthly loan payment
$245/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

5 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Natural Sciences Managerscommon
AI risk 6 → 57 future · +3.7% demand
$120,380
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 4 → 48 future · +2.6% demand
$87,900
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographersstretch
AI risk 4 → 47 future · +3.2% demand
$84,000
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 22 → 43 future · +2.2% demand
$74,460
Hydrologistsstretch
AI risk 7 → 50 future · -0.1% demand
$70,000
● 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.