Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $629,837 to $822,619. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians
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
3
Positive ROI Routes
3/3
Best Current ROI
$822,619
Fastest Payback
4.4 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 Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians currently looks strongest
ASSOCIATE
Nicholls State University
Degreeli Score
73/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$822,619
Years To Recoup
4.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,529,032
10-Year Earnings
$79,041
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
Nicholls State University
Degreeli Score
70/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$770,175
Years To Recoup
4.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,431,552
10-Year Earnings
$74,167
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
ASSOCIATE
Lackawanna College
Degreeli Score
65/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$629,837
Years To Recoup
5.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,714,776
10-Year Earnings
$89,729
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.