Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $346,445 to $414,611. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
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
2
Positive ROI Routes
2/2
Best Current ROI
$414,611
Fastest Payback
5.1 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 Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications currently looks strongest
CERTIFICATE
Bellevue College
Degreeli Score
60/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$414,611
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,158,780
10-Year Earnings
$60,225
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
ASSOCIATE
Clark College
Degreeli Score
51/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$346,445
Years To Recoup
6.5 years
On-Time ROI
$889,460
10-Year Earnings
$46,766
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.