Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $301,524 to $2,232,375. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Data Processing
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
8
Positive ROI Routes
8/8
Best Current ROI
$2,232,375
Fastest Payback
3.3 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 Processing currently looks strongest
MASTERS
University of San Francisco
Degreeli Score
75/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,232,375
Years To Recoup
6.6 years
On-Time ROI
$3,186,376
10-Year Earnings
$167,605
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
ASSOCIATE
Miami University--Oxford
Degreeli Score
44/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$910,088
Years To Recoup
12.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,140,604
10-Year Earnings
$62,707
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
University of Nevada--Las Vegas
Degreeli Score
78/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$828,639
Years To Recoup
3.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,640,544
10-Year Earnings
$84,099
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
Bellevue College
Degreeli Score
76/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$624,390
Years To Recoup
3.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,745,080
10-Year Earnings
$89,540
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
ASSOCIATE
New Mexico State University
Degreeli Score
65/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$567,911
Years To Recoup
4.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,029,384
10-Year Earnings
$53,247
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
University of Southern Mississippi
Degreeli Score
39/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$502,104
Years To Recoup
10.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,023,448
10-Year Earnings
$55,514
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
Miami University--Middletown
Degreeli Score
63/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$384,462
Years To Recoup
4.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,210,904
10-Year Earnings
$62,707
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
ASSOCIATE
Miami University--Hamilton
Degreeli Score
62/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$301,524
Years To Recoup
4.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,208,996
10-Year Earnings
$62,707
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.