Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $731,264 to $4,043,471. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation 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
7
Positive ROI Routes
7/7
Best Current ROI
$4,043,471
Fastest Payback
2.5 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 Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering currently looks strongest
MASTERS
Carnegie Mellon University
Degreeli Score
89/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$4,043,471
Years To Recoup
3.9 years
On-Time ROI
$4,295,624
10-Year Earnings
$221,170
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 Michigan--Ann Arbor
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,567,239
Years To Recoup
2.5 years
On-Time ROI
$2,754,548
10-Year Earnings
$140,355
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Degreeli Score
65/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,099,695
Years To Recoup
9.1 years
On-Time ROI
$2,340,536
10-Year Earnings
$125,641
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
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Degreeli Score
59/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,838,854
Years To Recoup
10.3 years
On-Time ROI
$2,049,776
10-Year Earnings
$111,103
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 Washington
Degreeli Score
90/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,741,042
Years To Recoup
3.6 years
On-Time ROI
$2,043,956
10-Year Earnings
$105,016
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Middle Tennessee State University
Degreeli Score
79/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$965,109
Years To Recoup
3.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,797,224
10-Year Earnings
$92,533
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
ASSOCIATE
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Degreeli Score
51/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$731,264
Years To Recoup
9.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,367,360
10-Year Earnings
$73,390
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.