Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $456,765 to $1,219,003. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
High upside
Program Category
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
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
$1,219,003
Fastest Payback
9 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 Theology and Religious Vocations, Other currently looks strongest
DOCTORAL
The Catholic University of America
Degreeli Score
55/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$1,219,003
Years To Recoup
9.5 years
On-Time ROI
$1,533,916
10-Year Earnings
$82,608
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
Union University
Degreeli Score
54/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$991,060
Years To Recoup
9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,502,516
10-Year Earnings
$80,560
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
Biola University
Degreeli Score
34/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$736,286
Years To Recoup
13.8 years
On-Time ROI
$1,089,180
10-Year Earnings
$60,758
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
MASTERS
Indiana Wesleyan University
Degreeli Score
41/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$728,417
Years To Recoup
10.3 years
On-Time ROI
$1,091,916
10-Year Earnings
$59,169
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 Catholic University of America
Degreeli Score
31/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$721,680
Years To Recoup
15.4 years
On-Time ROI
$908,116
10-Year Earnings
$51,318
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
MASTERS
Moody Bible Institute
Degreeli Score
38/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$638,618
Years To Recoup
10.6 years
On-Time ROI
$1,024,576
10-Year Earnings
$55,673
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
Abilene Christian University
Degreeli Score
27/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$500,719
Years To Recoup
14.6 years
On-Time ROI
$848,532
10-Year Earnings
$47,663
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.
MASTERS
Life Pacific University
Degreeli Score
43/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$469,120
Years To Recoup
9 years
On-Time ROI
$1,161,188
10-Year Earnings
$62,239
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
Trevecca Nazarene University
Degreeli Score
37/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$456,765
Years To Recoup
9.7 years
On-Time ROI
$859,388
10-Year Earnings
$46,332
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.