Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $165,493 to $301,609. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Outdoor Education
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
$301,609
Fastest Payback
11.6 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 Outdoor Education currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Vermont State University
Degreeli Score
26/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$301,609
Years To Recoup
13.6 years
On-Time ROI
$638,732
10-Year Earnings
$35,579
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
Fort Lewis College
Degreeli Score
29/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$257,597
Years To Recoup
11.6 years
On-Time ROI
$722,776
10-Year Earnings
$39,598
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
Sterling College
Degreeli Score
15/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$165,493
Years To Recoup
19.1 years
On-Time ROI
$524,044
10-Year Earnings
$30,573
Why it scores this way
Strength: Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.