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What can you do with a
Natural Sciences degree?

Natural 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.
7.3 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$20k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$65,062
Typical debt
$25,884
4-yr net cost
$69,076
Monthly loan payment
$295/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 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
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$75,000
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologistsstretch
AI risk 4 → 46 future · +0.6% demand
$75,000
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% 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.