Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $514,090 to $1,045,471. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Architecture and Related Services, Other
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
7
Positive ROI Routes
7/7
Best Current ROI
$1,045,471
Fastest Payback
5.7 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 Architecture and Related Services, Other currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
Degreeli Score
64/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,045,471
Years To Recoup
6.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,225,928
10-Year Earnings
$64,652
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
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Degreeli Score
40/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$958,339
Years To Recoup
12.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,240,568
10-Year Earnings
$68,341
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
Ball State University
Degreeli Score
67/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$830,294
Years To Recoup
5.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,331,880
10-Year Earnings
$69,582
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Ball State University
Degreeli Score
63/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$765,061
Years To Recoup
6.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,227,240
10-Year Earnings
$64,350
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 Arizona
Degreeli Score
54/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$700,739
Years To Recoup
8.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,037,824
10-Year Earnings
$55,226
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
Louisiana Tech University
Degreeli Score
62/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$655,536
Years To Recoup
5.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,027,164
10-Year Earnings
$53,731
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 Louisiana at Lafayette
Degreeli Score
54/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$514,090
Years To Recoup
7 years
On-Time ROI
$976,800
10-Year Earnings
$51,546
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.