Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $917,371 to $1,426,878. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
International and Comparative Education
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
$1,426,878
Fastest Payback
9.9 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 International and Comparative Education currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Duke University
Degreeli Score
52/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,426,878
Years To Recoup
9.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,474,352
10-Year Earnings
$79,640
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
American University
Degreeli Score
41/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,073,096
Years To Recoup
14.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,421,508
10-Year Earnings
$79,464
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
George Washington University
Degreeli Score
39/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,051,880
Years To Recoup
13.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,252,536
10-Year Earnings
$69,944
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
Loyola University Chicago
Degreeli Score
38/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$917,371
Years To Recoup
13.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,255,984
10-Year Earnings
$70,015
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.