Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $815,024 to $1,599,858. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Energy Systems 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
5
Positive ROI Routes
5/5
Best Current ROI
$1,599,858
Fastest Payback
2.6 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 Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians currently looks strongest
MASTERS
Oklahoma City University
Degreeli Score
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,599,858
Years To Recoup
4.8 years
On-Time ROI
$2,465,872
10-Year Earnings
$127,865
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
New York Institute of Technology
Degreeli Score
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,514,026
Years To Recoup
4.5 years
On-Time ROI
$2,576,188
10-Year Earnings
$133,298
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Appalachian State University
Degreeli Score
72/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,096,289
Years To Recoup
5.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,470,936
10-Year Earnings
$76,914
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Illinois State University
Degreeli Score
66/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$940,366
Years To Recoup
6.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,457,028
10-Year Earnings
$76,731
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Ferris State University
Degreeli Score
79/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$815,024
Years To Recoup
2.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,738,904
10-Year Earnings
$88,670
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.