Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $456,754 to $1,341,481. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Agricultural Public Services
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
13
Positive ROI Routes
13/13
Best Current ROI
$1,341,481
Fastest Payback
5.5 years
What To Compare
Stack payback speed against downside, not just upside.
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
Where Agricultural Public Services currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo
Degreeli Score
75/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,341,481
Years To Recoup
5.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,552,640
10-Year Earnings
$80,965
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Degreeli Score
68/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,222,451
Years To Recoup
6.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,365,104
10-Year Earnings
$71,726
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Degreeli Score
57/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$858,937
Years To Recoup
8.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,140,384
10-Year Earnings
$60,737
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
Texas A&M University
Degreeli Score
45/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$834,972
Years To Recoup
10.5 years
On-Time ROI
$995,080
10-Year Earnings
$54,017
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.
MASTERS
University of Tennessee--Knoxville
Degreeli Score
54/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$816,133
Years To Recoup
8.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,104,076
10-Year Earnings
$58,999
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
University of Arkansas
Degreeli Score
51/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$716,655
Years To Recoup
8.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,016,244
10-Year Earnings
$54,454
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
University of Tennessee--Knoxville
Degreeli Score
47/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$713,547
Years To Recoup
9.7 years
On-Time ROI
$965,296
10-Year Earnings
$52,060
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
Oklahoma State University
Degreeli Score
50/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$671,578
Years To Recoup
8.8 years
On-Time ROI
$985,152
10-Year Earnings
$52,747
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
Texas Tech University
Degreeli Score
43/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$637,910
Years To Recoup
10.1 years
On-Time ROI
$928,680
10-Year Earnings
$50,248
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
University of Kentucky
Degreeli Score
37/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$554,816
Years To Recoup
11.8 years
On-Time ROI
$776,836
10-Year Earnings
$42,612
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
MASTERS
Tarleton State University
Degreeli Score
46/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$544,112
Years To Recoup
9.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,128,628
10-Year Earnings
$60,588
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
University of Idaho
Degreeli Score
46/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$484,552
Years To Recoup
8.7 years
On-Time ROI
$845,936
10-Year Earnings
$45,263
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
University of Wyoming
Degreeli Score
46/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$456,754
Years To Recoup
8.7 years
On-Time ROI
$776,264
10-Year Earnings
$41,533
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.