Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $470,177 to $674,210. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Marine Sciences
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
2
Positive ROI Routes
2/2
Best Current ROI
$674,210
Fastest Payback
6.1 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 Marine Sciences currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
California State University--Monterey Bay
Degreeli Score
62/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$674,210
Years To Recoup
6.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,140,988
10-Year Earnings
$59,782
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 Maine
Degreeli Score
39/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$470,177
Years To Recoup
10.1 years
On-Time ROI
$855,800
10-Year Earnings
$46,292
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.