Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $899,767 to $899,767. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Maritime Studies
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
1
Positive ROI Routes
1/1
Best Current ROI
$899,767
Fastest Payback
9.8 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 Maritime Studies currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Texas A&M University
Degreeli Score
49/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$899,767
Years To Recoup
9.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,072,300
10-Year Earnings
$57,878
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.