Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $894,780 to $1,558,274. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Ceramic Sciences and 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
3
Positive ROI Routes
3/3
Best Current ROI
$1,558,274
Fastest Payback
5.4 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 Ceramic Sciences and Engineering currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Rutgers University--New Brunswick
Degreeli Score
76/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,558,274
Years To Recoup
6.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,863,296
10-Year Earnings
$98,046
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Degreeli Score
72/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$992,230
Years To Recoup
5.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,541,448
10-Year Earnings
$80,332
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Alfred University
Degreeli Score
57/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$894,780
Years To Recoup
8.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,570,340
10-Year Earnings
$83,641
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.