Is a Nutrition Sciences degree worth it?
Across 38 schools, graduates of Nutrition Sciences earn a median $55,473 five years out on $21,353 of debt — most often working as Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$55,473
Median debt
$21,353
Years to pay off
4
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
51%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+9.3%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$18,048/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$9,641
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Nutrition 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.