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title: Is an Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services degree worth the debt?
cip: 0105
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard — Field of Study (2026-06-10 release)
sourceId: src:doe:college-scorecard:field-of-study:2026-06-10
---

# Is an Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services degree worth the debt?

Leading with the **Bachelor's**, across **7** colleges (7 of 7 programs report earnings):

- **Median pay, 1 year after completion:** $25,166 ($28,541 at 2 years)
- **Median federal debt:** $23,250 (federal loans only)
- **Debt-to-earnings:** 0.87× a first year's pay


**How to read this:** these are MEDIANS across college programs, measured **1–2 years after completion** (early career, graduates only) — NOT lifetime earnings, and NOT comparable to a college's 10-years-after-entry figure. They cover **federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report**; small programs are suppressed. A field median is not a prediction of your outcome, not causal (who enters a field differs by field), and **not a "best majors" ranking** — earnings are one dimension of worth. Verify by field at the official College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/).

## By degree level

| Level | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt | Debt/pay | Colleges | Programs reporting |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Certificate | $14,045 | $7,166 | 0.48× | 3 | 3/3 |
| Bachelor's | $25,166 | $23,250 | 0.87× | 7 | 7/7 |

## Where an Bachelor's in this field reports the highest early-career pay

Reflects who enrolls and where, not causal program quality.

| College | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus (ND) | $36,407 | — |
| The University of Findlay (OH) | $29,755 | $26,000 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins (CO) | $25,239 | $21,968 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence (RI) | $25,166 | — |
| William Woods University (MO) | $23,423 | $25,810 |
| West Texas A & M University (TX) | $22,442 | $19,500 |
| Centenary University (NJ) | $21,684 | $23,250 |

RECORDED College Scorecard figures + one DERIVED ratio (debt-to-earnings). Informs and compares; not advice on what to major in. Each college's full record: `/education/<slug>`.

Structured data: `/education/fields/agricultural-and-domestic-animal-services.jsonld` · `/education/fields/agricultural-and-domestic-animal-services.json`