Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $773,072 to $2,133,178. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Genetics
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
13
Positive ROI Routes
13/13
Best Current ROI
$2,133,178
Fastest Payback
3.1 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 Genetics currently looks strongest
DOCTORAL
Duke University
Degreeli Score
76/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,133,178
Years To Recoup
6.8 years
On-Time ROI
$2,204,152
10-Year Earnings
$116,130
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
Stanford University
Degreeli Score
91/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,015,651
Years To Recoup
3.3 years
On-Time ROI
$2,192,832
10-Year Earnings
$112,403
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
DOCTORAL
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Degreeli Score
90/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,801,464
Years To Recoup
3.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,975,940
10-Year Earnings
$101,128
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Rutgers University--New Brunswick
Degreeli Score
67/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,314,710
Years To Recoup
7.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,572,056
10-Year Earnings
$83,484
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 California, Davis
Degreeli Score
76/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,275,846
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,489,256
10-Year Earnings
$77,411
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 New Hampshire
Degreeli Score
70/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,260,434
Years To Recoup
7.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,656,940
10-Year Earnings
$87,608
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
Arcadia University
Degreeli Score
61/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,168,334
Years To Recoup
8.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,750,576
10-Year Earnings
$93,422
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 Wisconsin--Madison
Degreeli Score
66/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,162,918
Years To Recoup
6.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,298,624
10-Year Earnings
$68,402
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
The Ohio State University
Degreeli Score
63/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,057,889
Years To Recoup
7.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,205,984
10-Year Earnings
$63,767
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
Texas A&M University
Degreeli Score
53/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$964,764
Years To Recoup
9.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,149,760
10-Year Earnings
$61,751
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
North Carolina State University
Degreeli Score
55/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$879,104
Years To Recoup
8.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,037,168
10-Year Earnings
$55,319
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
Michigan State University
Degreeli Score
50/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$830,899
Years To Recoup
9.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,029,360
10-Year Earnings
$55,404
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
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Degreeli Score
51/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$773,072
Years To Recoup
9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,026,384
10-Year Earnings
$55,037
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.