What can you do with a
Plant Sciences is high-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.
18.1 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$6k
earnings premium vs no degree
Monthly loan payment
$204/mo
If you earn:
Below avg
Median
Top earner
Where this major actually leads
8 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 0 → 50 future · +4.1% demand
$87,000
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 2 → 48 future · +4.0% demand
$80,000
Farm and Home Management Educatorsleap
AI risk 0 → 37 future · -2.5% demand
$71,192
Animal Scientistsleap
AI risk 0 → 53 future · +5.8% demand
$70,000
Conservation Scientistsleap
AI risk 0 → 43 future · +3.4% demand
$68,640
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managerscommon
AI risk 0 → 37 future · -1.3% demand
$63,024
Soil and Plant Scientistsleap
AI risk 5 → 49 future · +5.4% demand
$60,029
Agricultural Techniciansstretch
AI risk 1 → 32 future · +4.3% demand
$48,000
● 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.
