Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $554,956 to $1,923,216. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Science, Technology and Society
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
10
Positive ROI Routes
10/10
Best Current ROI
$1,923,216
Fastest Payback
3.4 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 Science, Technology and Society currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Stanford University
Degreeli Score
90/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,923,216
Years To Recoup
3.4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,092,272
10-Year Earnings
$107,375
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Georgetown University
Degreeli Score
47/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,537,155
Years To Recoup
12.2 years
On-Time ROI
$1,621,300
10-Year Earnings
$89,228
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
James Madison University
Degreeli Score
68/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,240,293
Years To Recoup
7.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,555,812
10-Year Earnings
$82,455
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
Georgia Institute of Technology
Degreeli Score
72/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,185,231
Years To Recoup
4.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,260,616
10-Year Earnings
$65,454
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Texas Tech University
Degreeli Score
74/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,169,640
Years To Recoup
5.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,702,780
10-Year Earnings
$88,953
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
North Carolina State University
Degreeli Score
66/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,085,053
Years To Recoup
6.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,280,148
10-Year Earnings
$67,468
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Payback could take longer than many families expect.
BACHELORS
Eastern Michigan University
Degreeli Score
75/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$812,418
Years To Recoup
4.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,749,392
10-Year Earnings
$90,551
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
Troy University
Degreeli Score
68/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$776,125
Years To Recoup
5.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,542,992
10-Year Earnings
$80,455
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
Beloit College
Degreeli Score
39/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$702,753
Years To Recoup
10.7 years
On-Time ROI
$989,096
10-Year Earnings
$53,760
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
Farmingdale State College--SUNY
Degreeli Score
62/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$554,956
Years To Recoup
5.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,051,452
10-Year Earnings
$54,746
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.