Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $368,992 to $1,085,413. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Museology/Museum 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
13
Positive ROI Routes
13/13
Best Current ROI
$1,085,413
Fastest Payback
6.6 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 Museology/Museum Studies currently looks strongest
MASTERS
Johns Hopkins University
Degreeli Score
56/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,085,413
Years To Recoup
8.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,157,404
10-Year Earnings
$61,632
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
Georgetown University
Degreeli Score
33/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,039,156
Years To Recoup
17.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,096,040
10-Year Earnings
$62,965
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.
MASTERS
University of Washington
Degreeli Score
63/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$905,937
Years To Recoup
6.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,063,556
10-Year Earnings
$55,996
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Harvard University
Degreeli Score
41/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$895,195
Years To Recoup
10.2 years
On-Time ROI
$917,396
10-Year Earnings
$49,683
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
George Washington University
Degreeli Score
33/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$877,873
Years To Recoup
16.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,045,336
10-Year Earnings
$59,584
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
MASTERS
University of San Francisco
Degreeli Score
34/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$844,865
Years To Recoup
16.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,205,916
10-Year Earnings
$68,582
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
MASTERS
Tufts University
Degreeli Score
26/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$818,688
Years To Recoup
20.6 years
On-Time ROI
$875,508
10-Year Earnings
$51,775
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.
MASTERS
SUNY Oneonta
Degreeli Score
43/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$642,237
Years To Recoup
10.1 years
On-Time ROI
$933,348
10-Year Earnings
$50,499
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
Syracuse University
Degreeli Score
20/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$587,869
Years To Recoup
24.1 years
On-Time ROI
$703,108
10-Year Earnings
$42,914
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.
CERTIFICATE
University of Iowa
Degreeli Score
29/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$534,169
Years To Recoup
14.9 years
On-Time ROI
$715,756
10-Year Earnings
$40,294
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
MASTERS
Texas Tech University
Degreeli Score
35/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$510,257
Years To Recoup
12.4 years
On-Time ROI
$742,840
10-Year Earnings
$40,956
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
MASTERS
Indiana University Indianapolis
Degreeli Score
55/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$491,612
Years To Recoup
6.6 years
On-Time ROI
$902,868
10-Year Earnings
$47,477
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
MASTERS
Western Illinois University
Degreeli Score
46/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$368,992
Years To Recoup
8 years
On-Time ROI
$815,992
10-Year Earnings
$43,387
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.