Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $544,605 to $964,787. 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, Other
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
$964,787
Fastest Payback
10.4 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, Other currently looks strongest
MASTERS
Biola University
Degreeli Score
46/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$964,787
Years To Recoup
10.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,427,200
10-Year Earnings
$77,659
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
James Madison University
Degreeli Score
47/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$875,957
Years To Recoup
10.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,098,792
10-Year Earnings
$59,604
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 North Carolina--Wilmington
Degreeli Score
35/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$544,605
Years To Recoup
12.6 years
On-Time ROI
$771,504
10-Year Earnings
$42,597
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.