Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $313,266 to $613,597. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Ground Transportation
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
4
Positive ROI Routes
4/4
Best Current ROI
$613,597
Fastest Payback
1.9 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 Ground Transportation currently looks strongest
ASSOCIATE
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Degreeli Score
42/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$613,597
Years To Recoup
10.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,147,340
10-Year Earnings
$62,389
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.
CERTIFICATE
Indian River State College
Degreeli Score
68/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$483,618
Years To Recoup
1.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,076,860
10-Year Earnings
$54,606
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
CERTIFICATE
Florida State College--Jacksonville
Degreeli Score
65/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$378,004
Years To Recoup
2.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,026,348
10-Year Earnings
$52,143
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
CERTIFICATE
Salish Kootenai College
Degreeli Score
65/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$313,266
Years To Recoup
3.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,134,200
10-Year Earnings
$58,299
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.