Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $333,606 to $1,125,450. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Environmental Design
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
14
Positive ROI Routes
14/14
Best Current ROI
$1,125,450
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 Environmental Design currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
North Carolina State University
Degreeli Score
67/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,125,450
Years To Recoup
6.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,327,808
10-Year Earnings
$69,851
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Auburn University
Degreeli Score
48/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$947,873
Years To Recoup
10.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,156,648
10-Year Earnings
$62,697
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.
BACHELORS
University of Massachusetts--Amherst
Degreeli Score
45/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$850,824
Years To Recoup
10.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,021,888
10-Year Earnings
$55,571
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.
BACHELORS
University of Colorado Boulder
Degreeli Score
46/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$841,594
Years To Recoup
10.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,134,376
10-Year Earnings
$61,788
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.
BACHELORS
Arizona State University
Degreeli Score
59/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$728,948
Years To Recoup
7.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,071,352
10-Year Earnings
$56,561
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 Hawaii at Manoa
Degreeli Score
59/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$719,498
Years To Recoup
7.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,119,144
10-Year Earnings
$59,090
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
Bowling Green State University
Degreeli Score
43/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$701,904
Years To Recoup
10.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,101,372
10-Year Earnings
$59,873
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.
BACHELORS
University at Buffalo--SUNY
Degreeli Score
41/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$687,461
Years To Recoup
11.2 years
On-Time ROI
$914,420
10-Year Earnings
$49,920
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.
BACHELORS
North Dakota State University
Degreeli Score
56/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$671,336
Years To Recoup
7.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,050,768
10-Year Earnings
$55,647
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
Florida Atlantic University
Degreeli Score
68/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$653,363
Years To Recoup
4.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,044,212
10-Year Earnings
$53,961
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Montana State University
Degreeli Score
42/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$606,968
Years To Recoup
10.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,063,364
10-Year Earnings
$57,668
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.
BACHELORS
Utah State University
Degreeli Score
52/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$564,074
Years To Recoup
7.9 years
On-Time ROI
$953,956
10-Year Earnings
$50,685
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
Boston Architectural College
Degreeli Score
44/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$441,848
Years To Recoup
9.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,399,140
10-Year Earnings
$75,130
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.
BACHELORS
University of Puerto Rico--Rio Piedras
Degreeli Score
51/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$333,606
Years To Recoup
7 years
On-Time ROI
$663,760
10-Year Earnings
$35,023
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.