Step 1
Search The Real Path
School plus major. Not a vague list.
College ROI, Not College Vibes
College is expensive. Check the payoff.
A school can look impressive and still be a bad deal. Search a school and major to see cost, earnings, graduation odds, and payback time in one read.
Brand is not valueNo brochure talk
Question
Does it pay off?
What Matters
Cost, earnings, risk
What You Get
A cleaner call
Our Bias
Good brand names do not pay the bill.
Live demo
Real-World Read
Risk-adjusted lifetime ROI
Payback
How long it takes to earn it back
Current Sample
0 institutions, 0 programs
The Degreeli take
We care less about who wins the sweatshirt contest and more about whether the numbers hold up.
Run The Check
Run The Numbers
Skip the brochure.
Pick a school and a program. Then compare the glossy version with the sober one.
No institutions match that search yet.
Pick a school first, or widen the search.
Best Case vs Real World
One view assumes a clean finish. The other prices in graduation risk.
Run `npm run db:bootstrap` to start the local demo catalog.
Ready When You Are
Pick a school. Pick a major.
We'll show the upside, the risk, and how long it takes to earn the cost back.
Local Database Offline
The Degreeli catalog is wired up, but the local demo data is not live yet.
Degreeli is designed to stay understandable even before data is loaded. Once the local Prisma Postgres instance is running, the homepage will surface seeded institutions, programs, highlights, and detail-page routes.
Next step
Run npm run db:bootstrap from the repo root to start the local Prisma Postgres instance, push the schema, and seed Degreeli's demo catalog.
What The Sample Shows
Some paths hold up. Some fall apart.
The live catalog is still small, but the spread is already obvious. That is the Degreeli experience in a sentence.
Why this matters
A school and a major can sound good in the abstract. The numbers are where the story changes.
How Degreeli Works
This should not be hard.
Look it up. Flip the risk view. Read the call.
Step 2
See The Rosy Version
Then flip to the one that prices in risk.
Step 3
Read The Call
No 40 tabs. No vibes-based ranking.
Start Here
Pick the way in that fits your question.
Degreeli is for families, students, and grads who want a clearer call. The entry point should feel obvious.
Parents
Start with the bill.
If you may be helping pay for this degree, start with the risk-adjusted read before anything else.
CostCompletion oddsPayback time
Run The CheckUndergrads
Check the major, not just the school.
A strong school name can hide a weak program outcome. Put the school and the major on the same screen.
Program ROI10-year earningsNet price
Browse ProgramsGrad Students
See if the extra debt has a point.
If you are thinking about another degree, the question is simple: what does the extra cost buy you back?
UpsideRiskRecoup time
Browse SchoolsBest Next Move
Run the check first. Browse deeper after.
The fastest path into Degreeli is still the ROI check. Once the number catches your attention, the directories and methodology can do the rest.
Explore The Catalog
Go past the homepage.
Browse schools, open program pages, and see the key numbers without digging.
Trust Surfaces
See the receipts.
Sources, formulas, and standards. Nothing hidden.
Trust & Methodology
Show the math or it does not count.
We use public outcomes data, keep the formulas inspectable, and say where the numbers get thin.
See How We Score ItData Sources
- U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
- FREOPP program-level ROI data
- Georgetown CEW longitudinal outcomes