Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $1,159,117 to $1,464,337. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Textile Sciences and 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
2
Positive ROI Routes
2/2
Best Current ROI
$1,464,337
Fastest Payback
5.1 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 Textile Sciences and Engineering currently looks strongest
MASTERS
North Carolina State University
Degreeli Score
79/100
Fair Value
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,464,337
Years To Recoup
5.1 years
On-Time ROI
$1,727,628
10-Year Earnings
$89,842
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
69/100
Caution Zone
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,159,117
Years To Recoup
6.4 years
On-Time ROI
$1,367,528
10-Year Earnings
$71,837
Why it scores this way
Strength: Cost looks efficient relative to expected early-career pay.
Risk: Graduate review signal is limited or modeled.