Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $478,996 to $2,645,810. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Systems Science and Theory
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
9
Positive ROI Routes
9/9
Best Current ROI
$2,645,810
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 Systems Science and Theory currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Carnegie Mellon University
Degreeli Score
81/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$2,645,810
Years To Recoup
5.8 years
On-Time ROI
$2,810,804
10-Year Earnings
$146,929
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
Binghamton University--SUNY
Degreeli Score
82/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,633,559
Years To Recoup
5.5 years
On-Time ROI
$2,001,420
10-Year Earnings
$104,395
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 Alabama at Birmingham
Degreeli Score
86/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,553,880
Years To Recoup
4 years
On-Time ROI
$2,419,244
10-Year Earnings
$124,712
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
MASTERS
North Carolina State University
Degreeli Score
80/100
Strong Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,479,306
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,745,288
10-Year Earnings
$90,725
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
James Madison University
Degreeli Score
73/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,377,077
Years To Recoup
6.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,727,392
10-Year Earnings
$91,034
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
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Degreeli Score
63/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$930,284
Years To Recoup
6.7 years
On-Time ROI
$1,092,780
10-Year Earnings
$57,510
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.
BACHELORS
Pennsylvania Western University
Degreeli Score
60/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$696,943
Years To Recoup
6.9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,343,376
10-Year Earnings
$70,820
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
La Salle University
Degreeli Score
52/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$691,863
Years To Recoup
8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,211,244
10-Year Earnings
$64,444
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
Marshall University
Degreeli Score
64/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$478,996
Years To Recoup
4.1 years
On-Time ROI
$934,992
10-Year Earnings
$48,250
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.