Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $409,293 to $2,003,839. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
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
13
Positive ROI Routes
13/13
Best Current ROI
$2,003,839
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 Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research currently looks strongest
DOCTORAL
Johns Hopkins University
Degreeli Score
86/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,003,839
Years To Recoup
4.5 years
On-Time ROI
$2,136,744
10-Year Earnings
$110,599
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
DOCTORAL
North Carolina State University
Degreeli Score
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,569,220
Years To Recoup
4.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,851,368
10-Year Earnings
$96,029
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
DOCTORAL
University of Kentucky
Degreeli Score
81/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,361,605
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,906,476
10-Year Earnings
$99,094
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
DOCTORAL
Texas Tech University
Degreeli Score
77/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,223,850
Years To Recoup
5.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,781,700
10-Year Earnings
$92,899
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
University of Illinois Chicago
Degreeli Score
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,054,900
Years To Recoup
3.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,711,944
10-Year Earnings
$87,792
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
University of California, Santa Cruz
Degreeli Score
68/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,047,731
Years To Recoup
6.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,395,300
10-Year Earnings
$73,343
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Georgia State University
Degreeli Score
75/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$926,797
Years To Recoup
4.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,746,696
10-Year Earnings
$90,521
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
MASTERS
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Degreeli Score
54/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$727,099
Years To Recoup
8.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,132,024
10-Year Earnings
$60,351
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
MASTERS
Texas Tech University
Degreeli Score
50/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$717,261
Years To Recoup
9.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,044,200
10-Year Earnings
$56,024
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
MASTERS
Union University
Degreeli Score
30/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$614,494
Years To Recoup
13.9 years
On-Time ROI
$931,616
10-Year Earnings
$52,015
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 Arizona
Degreeli Score
46/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$605,428
Years To Recoup
9.2 years
On-Time ROI
$896,664
10-Year Earnings
$48,168
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
MASTERS
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Degreeli Score
62/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$528,180
Years To Recoup
5.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,330,764
10-Year Earnings
$69,430
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
MASTERS
Campbellsville University
Degreeli Score
35/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$409,293
Years To Recoup
9.8 years
On-Time ROI
$974,276
10-Year Earnings
$52,582
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.