Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $400,576 to $1,122,223. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
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
$1,122,223
Fastest Payback
7 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 Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Clemson University
Degreeli Score
59/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,122,223
Years To Recoup
8.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,296,468
10-Year Earnings
$69,274
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
New York University
Degreeli Score
32/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$902,461
Years To Recoup
16.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,030,560
10-Year Earnings
$58,938
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
Georgia Southern University
Degreeli Score
53/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$559,185
Years To Recoup
7.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,018,552
10-Year Earnings
$53,981
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
Kennesaw State University
Degreeli Score
41/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$415,746
Years To Recoup
9.4 years
On-Time ROI
$796,448
10-Year Earnings
$42,832
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 West Georgia
Degreeli Score
51/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$400,576
Years To Recoup
7 years
On-Time ROI
$921,076
10-Year Earnings
$48,611
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.