Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $823,778 to $1,691,363. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Engineering Physics
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
11
Positive ROI Routes
11/11
Best Current ROI
$1,691,363
Fastest Payback
2.8 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 Physics currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Degreeli Score
89/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,691,363
Years To Recoup
3.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,986,800
10-Year Earnings
$102,211
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 Oregon
Degreeli Score
84/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,637,337
Years To Recoup
5 years
On-Time ROI
$2,283,912
10-Year Earnings
$118,632
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
The Ohio State University
Degreeli Score
80/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,534,577
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,749,404
10-Year Earnings
$90,938
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Colorado School of Mines
Degreeli Score
71/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,499,526
Years To Recoup
7.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,835,180
10-Year Earnings
$97,497
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
Fordham University
Degreeli Score
46/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,336,729
Years To Recoup
13.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,631,948
10-Year Earnings
$90,465
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
Augustana College
Degreeli Score
67/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,186,828
Years To Recoup
7.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,628,916
10-Year Earnings
$85,993
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Degreeli Score
48/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,142,392
Years To Recoup
11.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,716,592
10-Year Earnings
$94,084
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
Murray State University
Degreeli Score
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,041,138
Years To Recoup
2.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,697,876
10-Year Earnings
$86,713
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Grace College
Degreeli Score
62/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$967,602
Years To Recoup
7.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,407,012
10-Year Earnings
$74,337
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
University of Wisconsin--Platteville
Degreeli Score
73/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$922,210
Years To Recoup
5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,653,892
10-Year Earnings
$85,901
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
Stephen F. Austin State University
Degreeli Score
72/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$823,778
Years To Recoup
4.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,544,680
10-Year Earnings
$80,086
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.