Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $982,219 to $1,148,756. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Paper Science and 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
2
Positive ROI Routes
2/2
Best Current ROI
$1,148,756
Fastest Payback
3.9 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 Paper Science and Engineering currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Western Michigan University
Degreeli Score
83/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,148,756
Years To Recoup
4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,995,408
10-Year Earnings
$102,825
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--Stevens Point
Degreeli Score
81/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$982,219
Years To Recoup
3.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,934,264
10-Year Earnings
$99,625
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.