Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $652,764 to $1,647,988. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services
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
7
Positive ROI Routes
7/7
Best Current ROI
$1,647,988
Fastest Payback
5.6 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 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Savannah College of Art and Design
Degreeli Score
58/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,647,988
Years To Recoup
10.2 years
On-Time ROI
$2,374,280
10-Year Earnings
$128,600
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
Syracuse University
Degreeli Score
50/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,378,752
Years To Recoup
11.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,649,028
10-Year Earnings
$90,210
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
Purdue University--Main Campus
Degreeli Score
71/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,102,338
Years To Recoup
5.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,326,520
10-Year Earnings
$69,246
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Virginia Tech
Degreeli Score
50/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,039,079
Years To Recoup
10.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,205,148
10-Year Earnings
$65,248
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
Bradley University
Degreeli Score
41/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$791,333
Years To Recoup
10.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,038,904
10-Year Earnings
$56,489
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
Oregon State University
Degreeli Score
50/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$741,472
Years To Recoup
9.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,057,584
10-Year Earnings
$56,800
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 Houston
Degreeli Score
57/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$652,764
Years To Recoup
7.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,011,096
10-Year Earnings
$53,410
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.