Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $1,115,782 to $2,385,712. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Nuclear 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
16
Positive ROI Routes
16/16
Best Current ROI
$2,385,712
Fastest Payback
2.8 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 Nuclear Engineering currently looks strongest
DOCTORAL
Texas A&M University
Degreeli Score
90/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,385,712
Years To Recoup
3.9 years
On-Time ROI
$2,843,180
10-Year Earnings
$146,422
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Georgia Institute of Technology
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,112,607
Years To Recoup
2.8 years
On-Time ROI
$2,246,976
10-Year Earnings
$114,772
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 Wisconsin--Madison
Degreeli Score
90/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,055,051
Years To Recoup
3.9 years
On-Time ROI
$2,294,864
10-Year Earnings
$118,214
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
92/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,019,689
Years To Recoup
3.2 years
On-Time ROI
$2,167,048
10-Year Earnings
$110,980
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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Degreeli Score
92/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,926,935
Years To Recoup
3.3 years
On-Time ROI
$2,263,520
10-Year Earnings
$116,047
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 Wisconsin--Madison
Degreeli Score
86/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,772,700
Years To Recoup
4.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,979,564
10-Year Earnings
$102,449
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
$1,709,333
Years To Recoup
3.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,834,048
10-Year Earnings
$94,330
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
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,664,355
Years To Recoup
5.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,983,500
10-Year Earnings
$103,438
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
North Carolina State University
Degreeli Score
85/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,640,130
Years To Recoup
4.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,935,028
10-Year Earnings
$100,212
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
CERTIFICATE
University of Pittsburgh
Degreeli Score
67/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,535,139
Years To Recoup
8.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,795,484
10-Year Earnings
$95,861
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
MASTERS
University of Tennessee--Knoxville
Degreeli Score
85/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,513,006
Years To Recoup
4.8 years
On-Time ROI
$2,046,816
10-Year Earnings
$106,136
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
The Pennsylvania State University--University Park
Degreeli Score
63/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,511,568
Years To Recoup
9.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,755,800
10-Year Earnings
$94,365
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 Tennessee--Knoxville
Degreeli Score
81/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,409,563
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,906,876
10-Year Earnings
$99,139
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Degreeli Score
50/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,337,810
Years To Recoup
11.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,599,868
10-Year Earnings
$87,239
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
Oregon State University
Degreeli Score
77/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,264,563
Years To Recoup
5.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,803,684
10-Year Earnings
$94,105
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Degreeli Score
77/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,115,782
Years To Recoup
4.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,733,388
10-Year Earnings
$89,929
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.