Bottom Line
This field has mixed value outcomes.
The current preview range spans from -$2,920 to $509,387. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Program Category
Degreeli uses field pages to show whether value is consistent or whether the same major swings dramatically depending on the school, price point, and completion environment.
Offerings In Preview Catalog
12
Positive ROI Routes
11/12
Best Current ROI
$509,387
Fastest Payback
9.6 years
Bottom Line
The current preview range spans from -$2,920 to $509,387. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
What To Compare
Families should read this category through three questions: which school delivers the best risk-adjusted upside, how fast the cost gets recouped, and how much value evaporates once completion risk enters the picture.
School-Level Routes
BACHELORS
Degreeli Score
42/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$509,387
Years To Recoup
9.6 years
On-Time ROI
$797,288
10-Year Earnings
$42,973
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
Degreeli Score
25/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$472,795
Years To Recoup
15.7 years
On-Time ROI
$817,136
10-Year Earnings
$46,301
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
Degreeli Score
29/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$470,082
Years To Recoup
14.3 years
On-Time ROI
$706,784
10-Year Earnings
$39,595
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
Degreeli Score
23/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$461,738
Years To Recoup
17.3 years
On-Time ROI
$833,312
10-Year Earnings
$47,871
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.
BACHELORS
Degreeli Score
26/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$402,959
Years To Recoup
13.7 years
On-Time ROI
$718,928
10-Year Earnings
$40,047
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
Degreeli Score
30/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$381,967
Years To Recoup
11.1 years
On-Time ROI
$815,820
10-Year Earnings
$44,512
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
Degreeli Score
28/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$375,357
Years To Recoup
13.7 years
On-Time ROI
$681,972
10-Year Earnings
$37,996
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
Degreeli Score
18/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$319,630
Years To Recoup
17.5 years
On-Time ROI
$785,524
10-Year Earnings
$45,192
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.
BACHELORS
Degreeli Score
16/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$266,285
Years To Recoup
21 years
On-Time ROI
$568,864
10-Year Earnings
$33,757
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.
ASSOCIATE
Degreeli Score
34/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$248,588
Years To Recoup
10.6 years
On-Time ROI
$559,128
10-Year Earnings
$30,374
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
ASSOCIATE
Degreeli Score
28/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$177,888
Years To Recoup
12.2 years
On-Time ROI
$633,504
10-Year Earnings
$34,863
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
ASSOCIATE
Degreeli Score
8/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
-$2,920
Years To Recoup
30 years
On-Time ROI
-$39,884
10-Year Earnings
$0
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.