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What can you do with a
Sustainability Studies degree?

Sustainability Studies 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.
26.0 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$4k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$49,205
Typical debt
$19,047
4-yr net cost
$73,488
Monthly loan payment
$217/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

7 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
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 2 → 52 future · +2.9% demand
$85,000
Transportation Plannersstretch
AI risk 3 → 52 future · -1.7% demand
$80,000
Urban and Regional Plannersstretch
AI risk 10 → 48 future · +3.4% demand
$78,499
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Healthcommon
AI risk 5 → 50 future · +4.4% demand
$78,000
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$70,000
Conservation Scientistsstretch
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.