Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $335,515 to $1,214,196. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Surveying Engineering
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
$1,214,196
Fastest Payback
2.7 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 Surveying Engineering currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
The Pennsylvania State University--University Park
Degreeli Score
50/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,214,196
Years To Recoup
11.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,410,380
10-Year Earnings
$77,094
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
Ferris State University
Degreeli Score
78/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$780,228
Years To Recoup
2.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,664,664
10-Year Earnings
$84,958
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
Pennsylvania State University--Wilkes-Barre
Degreeli Score
63/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$335,515
Years To Recoup
5.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,476,088
10-Year Earnings
$77,094
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.