Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $96,769 to $248,534. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Proceed carefully
Program Category
Teaching Assistants/Aides
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
4
Positive ROI Routes
4/4
Best Current ROI
$248,534
Fastest Payback
2.4 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 Teaching Assistants/Aides currently looks strongest
ASSOCIATE
Medgar Evers College--CUNY
Degreeli Score
69/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$248,534
Years To Recoup
2.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,257,128
10-Year Earnings
$64,000
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
CERTIFICATE
National University College
Degreeli Score
29/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$177,431
Years To Recoup
13.1 years
On-Time ROI
$326,460
10-Year Earnings
$18,107
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.
CERTIFICATE
Universidad Ana G. Mendez--Cupey Campus
Degreeli Score
33/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$122,146
Years To Recoup
9.6 years
On-Time ROI
$395,936
10-Year Earnings
$21,326
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.
CERTIFICATE
Universidad Ana G. Mendez--Carolina Campus
Degreeli Score
22/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$96,769
Years To Recoup
13.2 years
On-Time ROI
$282,456
10-Year Earnings
$15,675
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.