Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $395,136 to $1,273,267. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Historic Preservation and Conservation
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
$1,273,267
Fastest Payback
7.1 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 Historic Preservation and Conservation currently looks strongest
MASTERS
Columbia University
Degreeli Score
58/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,273,267
Years To Recoup
8.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,324,940
10-Year Earnings
$70,565
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.
MASTERS
Clemson University
Degreeli Score
61/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,161,071
Years To Recoup
8.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,341,348
10-Year Earnings
$71,518
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
College of Charleston
Degreeli Score
63/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$887,204
Years To Recoup
7.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,347,720
10-Year Earnings
$71,178
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
Savannah College of Art and Design
Degreeli Score
26/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$711,911
Years To Recoup
21.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,025,660
10-Year Earnings
$61,169
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.
BACHELORS
College of Charleston
Degreeli Score
51/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$708,897
Years To Recoup
8.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,076,860
10-Year Earnings
$57,635
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 Mary Washington
Degreeli Score
35/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$540,439
Years To Recoup
12.3 years
On-Time ROI
$813,792
10-Year Earnings
$44,823
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
MASTERS
Eastern Michigan University
Degreeli Score
42/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$395,136
Years To Recoup
9 years
On-Time ROI
$850,852
10-Year Earnings
$45,624
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.