Is a Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services degree worth it?
Across 7 schools, graduates of Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services earn a median $34,516 five years out on $23,889 of debt — most often working as Animal Caretakers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$34,516
Median debt
$23,889
Years to pay off
6.3
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
32%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+8.9%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$21,401/yr
Debt-test failures
50%
of programs
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Explore Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.