Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $280,035 to $697,294. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Philosophy and Religious Studies, General
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
$697,294
Fastest Payback
14.5 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 Philosophy and Religious Studies, General currently looks strongest
MASTERS
Biola University
Degreeli Score
32/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$697,294
Years To Recoup
14.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,031,500
10-Year Earnings
$57,874
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
BACHELORS
St. Joseph Seminary College
Degreeli Score
11/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$280,035
Years To Recoup
30 years
On-Time ROI
$585,480
10-Year Earnings
$38,366
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.