Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $282,417 to $919,678. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Literature
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
12
Positive ROI Routes
12/12
Best Current ROI
$919,678
Fastest Payback
8.4 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 Literature currently looks strongest
MASTERS
New York University
Degreeli Score
33/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$919,678
Years To Recoup
16.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,050,220
10-Year Earnings
$59,921
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
CERTIFICATE
University of Pittsburgh
Degreeli Score
35/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$864,614
Years To Recoup
14.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,011,244
10-Year Earnings
$56,649
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
Simmons University
Degreeli Score
34/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$700,815
Years To Recoup
12.6 years
On-Time ROI
$968,780
10-Year Earnings
$53,492
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
American University
Degreeli Score
26/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$695,224
Years To Recoup
20.5 years
On-Time ROI
$920,948
10-Year Earnings
$54,436
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
University of Pittsburgh
Degreeli Score
27/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$678,224
Years To Recoup
17.7 years
On-Time ROI
$793,244
10-Year Earnings
$45,749
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
Pace University
Degreeli Score
30/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$622,782
Years To Recoup
14.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,037,452
10-Year Earnings
$58,051
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
Purchase College--SUNY
Degreeli Score
41/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$569,580
Years To Recoup
10.3 years
On-Time ROI
$907,408
10-Year Earnings
$49,153
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 Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Degreeli Score
37/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$470,100
Years To Recoup
10.6 years
On-Time ROI
$842,172
10-Year Earnings
$45,749
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
The New School
Degreeli Score
16/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$429,065
Years To Recoup
30 years
On-Time ROI
$618,516
10-Year Earnings
$42,674
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.
CERTIFICATE
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Degreeli Score
46/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$421,296
Years To Recoup
8.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,061,200
10-Year Earnings
$56,649
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 Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Degreeli Score
34/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$334,750
Years To Recoup
10.5 years
On-Time ROI
$843,200
10-Year Earnings
$45,749
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
Grand Canyon University
Degreeli Score
20/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$282,417
Years To Recoup
16.2 years
On-Time ROI
$649,832
10-Year Earnings
$36,986
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.