Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $351,243 to $2,335,990. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Housing and Human Environments
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
$2,335,990
Fastest Payback
1.7 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 Housing and Human Environments currently looks strongest
MASTERS
University of Georgia
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,335,990
Years To Recoup
2.8 years
On-Time ROI
$2,604,516
10-Year Earnings
$133,013
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 Georgia
Degreeli Score
72/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,202,398
Years To Recoup
5.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,340,616
10-Year Earnings
$69,818
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 Missouri
Degreeli Score
54/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$863,749
Years To Recoup
8.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,152,588
10-Year Earnings
$61,683
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
Oklahoma State University
Degreeli Score
51/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$681,231
Years To Recoup
8.7 years
On-Time ROI
$999,312
10-Year Earnings
$53,455
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
Ohio University
Degreeli Score
41/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$635,305
Years To Recoup
10.9 years
On-Time ROI
$970,672
10-Year Earnings
$52,861
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
Missouri State University
Degreeli Score
49/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$587,247
Years To Recoup
8.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,014,068
10-Year Earnings
$54,226
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
CUNY--New York City College of Technology
Degreeli Score
74/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$351,243
Years To Recoup
1.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,635,972
10-Year Earnings
$82,824
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.