Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $830,784 to $3,769,456. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Operations Research
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
5
Positive ROI Routes
5/5
Best Current ROI
$3,769,456
Fastest Payback
2.5 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 Operations Research currently looks strongest
MASTERS
Cornell University
Degreeli Score
89/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$3,769,456
Years To Recoup
3.8 years
On-Time ROI
$3,952,040
10-Year Earnings
$203,340
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Columbia University
Degreeli Score
91/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$3,137,742
Years To Recoup
3.4 years
On-Time ROI
$3,265,080
10-Year Earnings
$167,572
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Cornell University
Degreeli Score
84/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,784,543
Years To Recoup
5 years
On-Time ROI
$2,919,420
10-Year Earnings
$151,709
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 California, Berkeley
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,528,717
Years To Recoup
2.6 years
On-Time ROI
$2,723,736
10-Year Earnings
$138,883
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
California State University--Northridge
Degreeli Score
77/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$830,784
Years To Recoup
2.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,458,796
10-Year Earnings
$74,344
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.