Bottom Line
This field currently leans value-positive.
The current preview range spans from $478,534 to $478,534. That spread is the core Degreeli point: field choice matters, but so does where and how you pursue it.
Worth comparing
Program Category
Woodworking
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
1
Positive ROI Routes
1/1
Best Current ROI
$478,534
Fastest Payback
30 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 Woodworking currently looks strongest
BACHELORS
Rhode Island School of Design
Degreeli Score
18/100
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Completion-Adjusted ROI
$478,534
Years To Recoup
30 years
On-Time ROI
$539,072
10-Year Earnings
$37,055
Why it scores this way
Strength: Completion/outcome signal supports the value case.
Risk: Total cost may be high relative to expected early-career salary.