Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $389,456 to $970,577. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Botany/Plant Biology
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
4
Positive ROI Routes
4/4
Best Current ROI
$970,577
Fastest Payback
6.8 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 Botany/Plant Biology currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
North Carolina State University
Degreeli Score
60/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$970,577
Years To Recoup
7.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,145,088
10-Year Earnings
$60,715
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
Purdue University--Main Campus
Degreeli Score
63/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$907,618
Years To Recoup
6.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,092,200
10-Year Earnings
$57,530
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 Wisconsin--Madison
Degreeli Score
50/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$850,585
Years To Recoup
9.1 years
On-Time ROI
$949,844
10-Year Earnings
$50,963
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
Cal Poly Humboldt
Degreeli Score
46/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$389,456
Years To Recoup
8.2 years
On-Time ROI
$802,176
10-Year Earnings
$42,743
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.