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title: Is an Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other degree worth the debt?
cip: 0199
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/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other degree worth the debt?

Leading with the **Bachelor's**, across **5** colleges (5 of 5 programs report earnings):

- **Median pay, 1 year after completion:** $37,777 ($41,565 at 2 years)
- **Median federal debt:** $20,954 (federal loans only)
- **Debt-to-earnings:** 0.51× 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bachelor's | $37,777 | $20,954 | 0.51× | 5 | 5/5 |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus (OH) | $62,449 | $25,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus (PA) | $52,573 | — |
| Murray State University (KY) | $37,777 | $17,000 |
| University of Kentucky (KY) | $37,268 | $21,694 |
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (GA) | $36,159 | $20,215 |

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>`.

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