Bottom Line
This field has mixed value outcomes.
The current preview range spans from -$7,345 to $476,204. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Carpenters
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
3/4
Best Current ROI
$476,204
Fastest Payback
2.8 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 Carpenters currently looks strongest
ASSOCIATE
Ranken Technical College
Degreeli Score
35/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$476,204
Years To Recoup
10.3 years
On-Time ROI
$896,300
10-Year Earnings
$48,574
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.
ASSOCIATE
SUNY College of Technology--Delhi
Degreeli Score
36/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$379,041
Years To Recoup
10.2 years
On-Time ROI
$834,340
10-Year Earnings
$45,162
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.
ASSOCIATE
Austin Community College District
Degreeli Score
68/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$243,430
Years To Recoup
2.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,205,100
10-Year Earnings
$61,533
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
CERTIFICATE
College of the Marshall Islands
Degreeli Score
8/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
-$7,345
Years To Recoup
30 years
On-Time ROI
-$39,984
10-Year Earnings
$0
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.