Is a Behavioral Sciences degree worth it?
Across 15 schools, graduates of Behavioral Sciences earn a median $43,712 five years out on $25,233 of debt — most often working as Social and Community Service Managers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$43,712
Median debt
$25,233
Years to pay off
6.2
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
44%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+4.8%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
20.3%
$52,770 vs $42,062
Net price
$18,809/yr
Debt-test failures
50%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$14,265
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Behavioral Sciences 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.