Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $780,521 to $2,669,668. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Materials Engineering
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
37
Positive ROI Routes
37/37
Best Current ROI
$2,669,668
Fastest Payback
1.4 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 Materials Engineering currently looks strongest
MASTERS
University of California, Los Angeles
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,669,668
Years To Recoup
2.3 years
On-Time ROI
$2,882,388
10-Year Earnings
$146,629
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
DOCTORAL
University of Florida
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,309,159
Years To Recoup
1.4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,534,196
10-Year Earnings
$128,018
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
University of Florida
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,043,053
Years To Recoup
1.5 years
On-Time ROI
$2,242,156
10-Year Earnings
$113,416
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
University of Washington
Degreeli Score
92/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,020,500
Years To Recoup
3.1 years
On-Time ROI
$2,372,036
10-Year Earnings
$121,420
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 California, Irvine
Degreeli Score
90/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,801,628
Years To Recoup
3.6 years
On-Time ROI
$2,073,936
10-Year Earnings
$106,547
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 Michigan--Ann Arbor
Degreeli Score
88/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,794,126
Years To Recoup
3.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,925,028
10-Year Earnings
$98,879
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Virginia Tech
Degreeli Score
81/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,784,657
Years To Recoup
6.1 years
On-Time ROI
$2,069,888
10-Year Earnings
$108,485
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Purdue University--Main Campus
Degreeli Score
91/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,739,067
Years To Recoup
3.6 years
On-Time ROI
$2,092,740
10-Year Earnings
$107,557
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
University of Dayton
Degreeli Score
75/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,690,906
Years To Recoup
7.1 years
On-Time ROI
$2,108,888
10-Year Earnings
$111,351
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
Georgia Institute of Technology
Degreeli Score
86/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,689,291
Years To Recoup
3.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,796,736
10-Year Earnings
$92,260
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo
Degreeli Score
85/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,680,756
Years To Recoup
4.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,945,320
10-Year Earnings
$100,599
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 Maryland, College Park
Degreeli Score
85/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,675,740
Years To Recoup
4.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,891,568
10-Year Earnings
$97,714
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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Degreeli Score
87/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,618,372
Years To Recoup
3.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,901,060
10-Year Earnings
$97,924
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Lehigh University
Degreeli Score
57/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,591,484
Years To Recoup
10.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,810,356
10-Year Earnings
$97,904
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
Arizona State University
Degreeli Score
90/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,588,062
Years To Recoup
3.3 years
On-Time ROI
$2,334,012
10-Year Earnings
$119,694
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 Florida
Degreeli Score
86/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,575,844
Years To Recoup
2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,729,416
10-Year Earnings
$87,779
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 Washington
Degreeli Score
86/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,575,758
Years To Recoup
3.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,849,916
10-Year Earnings
$95,314
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 Wisconsin--Madison
Degreeli Score
80/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,572,394
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,755,884
10-Year Earnings
$91,265
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 California, Davis
Degreeli Score
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,491,254
Years To Recoup
4.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,740,696
10-Year Earnings
$89,983
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Michigan State University
Degreeli Score
80/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,482,423
Years To Recoup
5.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,836,500
10-Year Earnings
$95,761
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Virginia Tech
Degreeli Score
71/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,480,180
Years To Recoup
7.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,716,748
10-Year Earnings
$90,828
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 Connecticut
Degreeli Score
72/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,473,310
Years To Recoup
7.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,768,892
10-Year Earnings
$93,464
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
North Carolina State University
Degreeli Score
79/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,466,473
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,730,148
10-Year Earnings
$89,968
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
The Ohio State University
Degreeli Score
77/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,449,419
Years To Recoup
5.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,652,324
10-Year Earnings
$86,084
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Clemson University
Degreeli Score
71/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,409,758
Years To Recoup
6.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,628,648
10-Year Earnings
$85,883
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 Minnesota--Twin Cities
Degreeli Score
77/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,374,533
Years To Recoup
5.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,611,788
10-Year Earnings
$83,945
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Drexel University
Degreeli Score
53/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,359,862
Years To Recoup
10.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,739,844
10-Year Earnings
$94,694
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
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Degreeli Score
47/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,266,030
Years To Recoup
11.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,514,028
10-Year Earnings
$82,947
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
Michigan Technological University
Degreeli Score
81/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,214,648
Years To Recoup
4.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,784,672
10-Year Earnings
$92,070
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Degreeli Score
74/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,200,574
Years To Recoup
5.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,593,964
10-Year Earnings
$83,416
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Arizona State University
Degreeli Score
80/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,182,802
Years To Recoup
4.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,738,392
10-Year Earnings
$89,913
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 Kentucky
Degreeli Score
73/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,157,373
Years To Recoup
5.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,620,516
10-Year Earnings
$84,796
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 Alabama at Birmingham
Degreeli Score
71/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,030,701
Years To Recoup
6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,604,704
10-Year Earnings
$83,985
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Washington State University
Degreeli Score
76/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,006,125
Years To Recoup
4.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,663,016
10-Year Earnings
$86,145
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Winona State University
Degreeli Score
75/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,002,456
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,760,548
10-Year Earnings
$91,528
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 North Texas
Degreeli Score
71/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$912,109
Years To Recoup
5.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,502,404
10-Year Earnings
$78,250
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 Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Degreeli Score
71/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$780,521
Years To Recoup
4.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,582,564
10-Year Earnings
$82,131
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.