Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $2,066,799 to $2,376,529. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Computational Science
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
$2,376,529
Fastest Payback
2.9 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 Computational Science currently looks strongest
MASTERS
Indiana University--Bloomington
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,376,529
Years To Recoup
2.9 years
On-Time ROI
$2,962,884
10-Year Earnings
$151,397
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
The Pennsylvania State University--University Park
Degreeli Score
80/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,251,977
Years To Recoup
6.4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,615,840
10-Year Earnings
$137,367
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
The University of Oklahoma
Degreeli Score
92/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,066,799
Years To Recoup
2.9 years
On-Time ROI
$2,743,660
10-Year Earnings
$140,243
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.