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What can you do with a
Security Science And Technology degree?

Security Science And Technology 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.
19.4 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$5k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$50,334
Typical debt
$24,121
4-yr net cost
$69,696
Monthly loan payment
$275/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

10 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Regulatory Affairs Managersleap
AI risk 7 → 56 future · +4.5% demand
$145,000
Information Security Analystsleap
AI risk 49 → 65 future · +28.5% demand
$135,000
Web Administratorsleap
AI risk 31 → 91 future · +8.2% demand
$112,497
Financial Examinersleap
AI risk 4 → 50 future · +18.5% demand
$90,000
Accountants and Auditorsleap
AI risk 35 → 56 future · +4.6% demand
$88,000
Geography Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 0 → 48 future · +3.3% demand
$79,000
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondarycommon
AI risk 0 → 50 future · +2.0% demand
$71,500
Cartographers and Photogrammetristsleap
AI risk 8 → 52 future · +6.4% demand
$71,500
Geographersleap
AI risk 11 → 50 future · -3.1% demand
$68,914
Quality Control Analystsleap
AI risk 10 → 52 future · +3.5% demand
$60,000
● 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.