Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $1,249,253 to $1,958,180. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Biochemical Engineering
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
2
Positive ROI Routes
2/2
Best Current ROI
$1,958,180
Fastest Payback
3.3 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 Biochemical Engineering currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
University of Georgia
Degreeli Score
92/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,958,180
Years To Recoup
3.3 years
On-Time ROI
$2,183,276
10-Year Earnings
$111,951
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 Colorado Boulder
Degreeli Score
68/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,249,253
Years To Recoup
7.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,683,856
10-Year Earnings
$89,262
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.