Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $279,973 to $1,005,517. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Religious 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
18
Positive ROI Routes
18/18
Best Current ROI
$1,005,517
Fastest Payback
1 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 Religious Education currently looks strongest
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Duke University
Degreeli Score
35/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,005,517
Years To Recoup
13.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,038,972
10-Year Earnings
$57,871
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
Concordia University
Degreeli Score
36/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$661,047
Years To Recoup
11.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,018,720
10-Year Earnings
$55,729
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
Wheaton College
Degreeli Score
28/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$630,710
Years To Recoup
16.9 years
On-Time ROI
$744,200
10-Year Earnings
$42,605
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
MASTERS
Dallas Baptist University
Degreeli Score
31/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$602,229
Years To Recoup
13 years
On-Time ROI
$1,056,356
10-Year Earnings
$58,521
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.
MASTERS
Liberty University
Degreeli Score
27/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$573,331
Years To Recoup
15.7 years
On-Time ROI
$877,592
10-Year Earnings
$49,751
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
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Degreeli Score
29/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$547,302
Years To Recoup
15.3 years
On-Time ROI
$725,384
10-Year Earnings
$40,987
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
Dallas Baptist University
Degreeli Score
27/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$512,449
Years To Recoup
15 years
On-Time ROI
$898,876
10-Year Earnings
$50,647
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
Grace Christian University
Degreeli Score
54/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$508,697
Years To Recoup
6.3 years
On-Time ROI
$996,664
10-Year Earnings
$52,314
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
Biola University
Degreeli Score
21/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$459,166
Years To Recoup
20.9 years
On-Time ROI
$679,240
10-Year Earnings
$40,261
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.
MASTERS
Crown College
Degreeli Score
26/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$422,723
Years To Recoup
13.7 years
On-Time ROI
$931,312
10-Year Earnings
$51,900
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
Trinity International University
Degreeli Score
66/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$421,529
Years To Recoup
1.6 years
On-Time ROI
$914,380
10-Year Earnings
$46,286
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
MASTERS
Grand Canyon University
Degreeli Score
31/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$418,334
Years To Recoup
11.4 years
On-Time ROI
$962,572
10-Year Earnings
$52,623
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
Moody Bible Institute
Degreeli Score
25/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$402,973
Years To Recoup
16.1 years
On-Time ROI
$646,516
10-Year Earnings
$36,770
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
University of the Cumberlands
Degreeli Score
36/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$367,026
Years To Recoup
9.6 years
On-Time ROI
$727,792
10-Year Earnings
$39,211
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
College of Biblical Studies--Houston
Degreeli Score
64/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$365,501
Years To Recoup
1 years
On-Time ROI
$913,752
10-Year Earnings
$45,822
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
Grand Canyon University
Degreeli Score
24/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$353,509
Years To Recoup
13.3 years
On-Time ROI
$813,412
10-Year Earnings
$45,165
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
Crown College
Degreeli Score
17/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$285,881
Years To Recoup
19.3 years
On-Time ROI
$629,832
10-Year Earnings
$36,826
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.
ASSOCIATE
College of Biblical Studies--Houston
Degreeli Score
64/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$279,973
Years To Recoup
1 years
On-Time ROI
$699,932
10-Year Earnings
$35,131
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.