Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $515,406 to $1,448,064. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Human Biology
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
9
Positive ROI Routes
9/9
Best Current ROI
$1,448,064
Fastest Payback
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 Human Biology currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Stanford University
Degreeli Score
77/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,448,064
Years To Recoup
4.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,575,352
10-Year Earnings
$81,529
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Brown University
Degreeli Score
50/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,239,476
Years To Recoup
9.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,295,304
10-Year Earnings
$69,802
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 California, Los Angeles
Degreeli Score
72/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,185,284
Years To Recoup
5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,279,728
10-Year Earnings
$66,496
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 Southern California
Degreeli Score
40/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,160,786
Years To Recoup
12.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,264,060
10-Year Earnings
$69,751
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
University of Washington
Degreeli Score
66/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$990,316
Years To Recoup
6.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,162,616
10-Year Earnings
$60,949
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
CUNY--Hunter College
Degreeli Score
80/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$941,865
Years To Recoup
1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,656,464
10-Year Earnings
$83,420
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 Kansas
Degreeli Score
65/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$919,125
Years To Recoup
6.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,335,744
10-Year Earnings
$70,399
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
Hamline University
Degreeli Score
33/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$536,000
Years To Recoup
11.4 years
On-Time ROI
$886,684
10-Year Earnings
$48,483
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--Green Bay
Degreeli Score
57/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$515,406
Years To Recoup
6.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,068,864
10-Year Earnings
$56,117
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.