Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $1,330,394 to $3,280,645. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Real Estate Development
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
4
Positive ROI Routes
4/4
Best Current ROI
$3,280,645
Fastest Payback
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 Real Estate Development currently looks strongest
MASTERS
University of Southern California
Degreeli Score
85/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$3,280,645
Years To Recoup
4.7 years
On-Time ROI
$3,572,520
10-Year Earnings
$185,174
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Columbia University
Degreeli Score
88/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,701,275
Years To Recoup
4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,810,900
10-Year Earnings
$144,863
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 Southern California
Degreeli Score
70/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,850,264
Years To Recoup
8.1 years
On-Time ROI
$2,014,880
10-Year Earnings
$107,292
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.
MASTERS
Arizona State University
Degreeli Score
85/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,330,394
Years To Recoup
4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,955,312
10-Year Earnings
$100,759
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.