Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $552,051 to $4,300,461. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Systems 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
33
Positive ROI Routes
33/33
Best Current ROI
$4,300,461
Fastest Payback
1.3 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 Systems Engineering currently looks strongest
MASTERS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$4,300,461
Years To Recoup
2.4 years
On-Time ROI
$4,460,596
10-Year Earnings
$227,052
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
University of Southern California
Degreeli Score
84/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$3,160,256
Years To Recoup
4.9 years
On-Time ROI
$3,441,420
10-Year Earnings
$178,619
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Georgia Institute of Technology
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$3,121,159
Years To Recoup
1.9 years
On-Time ROI
$3,319,676
10-Year Earnings
$168,407
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
University of Virginia
Degreeli Score
90/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,840,104
Years To Recoup
3.8 years
On-Time ROI
$2,970,820
10-Year Earnings
$152,854
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Johns Hopkins University
Degreeli Score
92/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,832,404
Years To Recoup
3.2 years
On-Time ROI
$3,020,264
10-Year Earnings
$154,775
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,790,881
Years To Recoup
2.3 years
On-Time ROI
$2,994,508
10-Year Earnings
$152,353
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 Virginia
Degreeli Score
90/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,686,685
Years To Recoup
4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,810,340
10-Year Earnings
$144,830
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Southern Methodist University
Degreeli Score
77/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,622,324
Years To Recoup
6.7 years
On-Time ROI
$3,111,812
10-Year Earnings
$163,769
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Cornell University
Degreeli Score
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,615,472
Years To Recoup
5.4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,742,160
10-Year Earnings
$142,846
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
George Washington University
Degreeli Score
78/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,476,567
Years To Recoup
6.3 years
On-Time ROI
$2,948,996
10-Year Earnings
$154,767
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
University of Florida
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,476,328
Years To Recoup
1.3 years
On-Time ROI
$2,717,656
10-Year Earnings
$137,191
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Degreeli Score
71/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,424,014
Years To Recoup
8 years
On-Time ROI
$2,702,056
10-Year Earnings
$143,717
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
The Pennsylvania State University--University Park
Degreeli Score
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,392,131
Years To Recoup
6 years
On-Time ROI
$2,778,640
10-Year Earnings
$145,507
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Stevens Institute of Technology
Degreeli Score
71/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,253,073
Years To Recoup
8 years
On-Time ROI
$2,593,316
10-Year Earnings
$137,935
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 Florida
Degreeli Score
93/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,204,936
Years To Recoup
1.4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,419,816
10-Year Earnings
$122,299
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Washington University in St. Louis
Degreeli Score
84/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,166,845
Years To Recoup
4.9 years
On-Time ROI
$2,298,796
10-Year Earnings
$119,297
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
The University of Texas--Dallas
Degreeli Score
91/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,129,214
Years To Recoup
3.4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,813,072
10-Year Earnings
$144,307
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Northeastern University
Degreeli Score
76/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,019,350
Years To Recoup
7 years
On-Time ROI
$2,230,340
10-Year Earnings
$117,700
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
George Washington University
Degreeli Score
71/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,909,013
Years To Recoup
8.1 years
On-Time ROI
$2,273,176
10-Year Earnings
$120,976
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
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Degreeli Score
89/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,834,911
Years To Recoup
3 years
On-Time ROI
$2,850,568
10-Year Earnings
$145,788
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Florida Institute of Technology
Degreeli Score
75/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,806,610
Years To Recoup
6.4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,843,264
10-Year Earnings
$149,291
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Degreeli Score
86/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,790,395
Years To Recoup
4.6 years
On-Time ROI
$2,417,492
10-Year Earnings
$125,191
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
George Mason University
Degreeli Score
89/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,785,915
Years To Recoup
3.5 years
On-Time ROI
$2,632,540
10-Year Earnings
$135,210
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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Degreeli Score
90/100
Excellent Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,769,580
Years To Recoup
3.6 years
On-Time ROI
$2,078,680
10-Year Earnings
$106,805
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
University of Arizona
Degreeli Score
89/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,703,343
Years To Recoup
3.4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,522,724
10-Year Earnings
$129,471
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Degreeli Score
64/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,555,122
Years To Recoup
8.8 years
On-Time ROI
$2,336,772
10-Year Earnings
$125,093
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
George Mason University
Degreeli Score
86/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,509,196
Years To Recoup
4.2 years
On-Time ROI
$2,224,640
10-Year Earnings
$114,815
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 Arizona
Degreeli Score
83/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,311,687
Years To Recoup
4.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,942,664
10-Year Earnings
$100,468
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 North Carolina at Charlotte
Degreeli Score
76/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,125,052
Years To Recoup
4.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,631,220
10-Year Earnings
$84,648
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
The University of Texas--El Paso
Degreeli Score
86/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,116,708
Years To Recoup
2.2 years
On-Time ROI
$2,225,848
10-Year Earnings
$113,173
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
MASTERS
Kennesaw State University
Degreeli Score
84/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,100,318
Years To Recoup
3.7 years
On-Time ROI
$2,107,888
10-Year Earnings
$108,404
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
Kennesaw State University
Degreeli Score
76/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$905,006
Years To Recoup
4.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,733,728
10-Year Earnings
$89,696
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
BACHELORS
Texas A&M International University
Degreeli Score
70/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$552,051
Years To Recoup
1.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,187,972
10-Year Earnings
$60,126
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.