Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $439,609 to $563,380. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Archeology
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
3
Positive ROI Routes
3/3
Best Current ROI
$563,380
Fastest Payback
9.1 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 Archeology currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
University of Wisconsin--La Crosse
Degreeli Score
42/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$563,380
Years To Recoup
10.1 years
On-Time ROI
$793,940
10-Year Earnings
$42,939
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
Sweet Briar College
Degreeli Score
41/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$501,528
Years To Recoup
9.1 years
On-Time ROI
$967,828
10-Year Earnings
$51,943
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
Western Washington University
Degreeli Score
27/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$439,609
Years To Recoup
14.8 years
On-Time ROI
$680,088
10-Year Earnings
$38,243
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.