Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $1,309,855 to $1,787,802. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Naval Architecture and Marine 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
6
Positive ROI Routes
6/6
Best Current ROI
$1,787,802
Fastest Payback
3.7 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 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Degreeli Score
86/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,787,802
Years To Recoup
4.6 years
On-Time ROI
$2,413,992
10-Year Earnings
$125,016
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Degreeli Score
86/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,713,788
Years To Recoup
3.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,838,828
10-Year Earnings
$94,569
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Maine Maritime Academy
Degreeli Score
83/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,543,739
Years To Recoup
4.5 years
On-Time ROI
$2,653,384
10-Year Earnings
$137,352
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Texas A&M University
Degreeli Score
76/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,468,358
Years To Recoup
6.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,749,920
10-Year Earnings
$91,759
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Webb Institute
Degreeli Score
38/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,379,196
Years To Recoup
21 years
On-Time ROI
$1,567,268
10-Year Earnings
$92,972
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.
BACHELORS
SUNY Maritime College
Degreeli Score
79/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,309,855
Years To Recoup
5.6 years
On-Time ROI
$2,034,252
10-Year Earnings
$106,186
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.