Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $170,104 to $503,982. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Communications Technologies/Technicians
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
$503,982
Fastest Payback
2.5 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 Communications Technologies/Technicians currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Eastern Michigan University
Degreeli Score
54/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$503,982
Years To Recoup
7.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,085,232
10-Year Earnings
$57,343
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
East Stroudsburg University
Degreeli Score
29/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$307,413
Years To Recoup
12.3 years
On-Time ROI
$712,924
10-Year Earnings
$39,273
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
York College--CUNY
Degreeli Score
63/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$300,427
Years To Recoup
2.5 years
On-Time ROI
$931,556
10-Year Earnings
$47,469
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
Inter American University of Puerto Rico--Bayamon
Degreeli Score
34/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$170,104
Years To Recoup
9.4 years
On-Time ROI
$487,124
10-Year Earnings
$26,213
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.