Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $1,039,587 to $4,432,804. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical 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
10
Positive ROI Routes
10/10
Best Current ROI
$4,432,804
Fastest Payback
1.5 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 Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies currently looks strongest
MASTERS
Emory University
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$4,432,804
Years To Recoup
2.4 years
On-Time ROI
$4,866,400
10-Year Earnings
$247,837
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Washington University in St. Louis
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$4,243,619
Years To Recoup
2.5 years
On-Time ROI
$4,502,036
10-Year Earnings
$229,459
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 Pittsburgh
Degreeli Score
92/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$4,183,416
Years To Recoup
3.2 years
On-Time ROI
$4,892,884
10-Year Earnings
$250,731
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 North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$3,684,016
Years To Recoup
1.5 years
On-Time ROI
$4,040,820
10-Year Earnings
$204,372
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Vanderbilt University
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$3,664,800
Years To Recoup
2.1 years
On-Time ROI
$3,917,896
10-Year Earnings
$199,064
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Northwestern University
Degreeli Score
88/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$3,495,925
Years To Recoup
4.1 years
On-Time ROI
$3,674,892
10-Year Earnings
$189,578
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 California San Diego
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,242,274
Years To Recoup
2.5 years
On-Time ROI
$2,605,780
10-Year Earnings
$132,783
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 Pennsylvania
Degreeli Score
78/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,191,809
Years To Recoup
6.4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,270,364
10-Year Earnings
$119,258
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 Colorado Denver
Degreeli Score
85/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,595,959
Years To Recoup
1.8 years
On-Time ROI
$3,458,200
10-Year Earnings
$175,290
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
MASTERS
New York Institute of Technology
Degreeli Score
68/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,039,587
Years To Recoup
6.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,768,908
10-Year Earnings
$92,934
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.