Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $1,476,937 to $1,664,363. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Engineering Mechanics
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
$1,664,363
Fastest Payback
4.3 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 Engineering Mechanics currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Virginia Tech
Degreeli Score
77/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,664,363
Years To Recoup
6.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,930,368
10-Year Earnings
$101,509
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Degreeli Score
80/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,590,501
Years To Recoup
5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,776,104
10-Year Earnings
$92,276
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Degreeli Score
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,476,937
Years To Recoup
4.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,734,920
10-Year Earnings
$89,617
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.