Duke University
Mathematics
Completion ROI
$5,634,659
Payback
2.7 years
Worth comparing
BACHELORS | PA | PRIVATE NONPROFIT
Social Work at Alvernia University
This page puts upside and risk on the same screen so Degreeli can answer the real question: does this degree path still look worth it once completion friction is part of the math?
Degree Value Scorecard
Social Work
Alvernia University
Credential: BACHELORSState: PAData confidence: Medium
Editorial Verdict
High debt risk relative to expected outcomes. Compare lower-cost alternatives before committing.
Degreeli Value Score
0Score
High Risk
Data Confidence: Medium
Directional value
0/100
Estimated Net Cost
$0
Estimated Debt
$0
Early-Career Salary
$0
Mid-Career Salary
$0
Category breakdown
Cost Efficiency
13.9/20
Cost Efficiency
Debt Risk
0/20
Debt Risk
Earnings Outlook
3.5/20
Earnings Outlook
Payback Timeline
0/15
Payback Timeline
Completion / Outcome Confidence
4.8/10
Completion / Outcome Confidence
Graduate Worth-It Reviews
5/10
Graduate Worth-It Reviews
Parent / Student Clarity Signal
2.5/5
Parent / Student Clarity Signal
Cost and debt
Estimated net cost
$112,552
Estimated debt
$69,782
Debt risk
High
Salary and outcome outlook
Early-career salary
$43,870
Mid-career salary
$71,991
Salary outlook
Mixed
Payback estimate
Payback years
0.0 years
Completion/outcome
Completion risk needs attention
Review signals
Graduate review rating
3.4 / 5
Parent review signal
Parents should pressure-test debt before committing
Student signal
Students should compare faster-payback paths
Sample scorecard preview
Alvernia University
Social Work
Degreeli Value Score
30/ 100
High RiskMedium confidence
Estimated Debt
$42K
Early Salary
$54K
Payback
Moderate
Reviews
4.1 / 5
Good outcome potential, but cost control matters. Compare aid packages and lower-debt alternatives before committing.
Strengths and risks
Top strengths
- Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Main risks
- Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
- Payback could take longer than many families expect.
- Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
Why this score?
High Risk is a Degreeli Value Score v1 directional read based on modeled cost ($112,552), estimated debt ($69,782), early-career salary ($43,870), payback, completion, and review signals. The strongest signal is that enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives. The main caution is that debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate. Data confidence is medium, so this should support comparison rather than act as a guarantee.
The Degreeli Value Score is directional, not a guarantee of salary, employment, or personal financial outcome.
Better-value alternatives
Best current alternative
Mathematics
Duke University
Degreeli Score
89/100
Debt
$22,950
Payback
2.7 years
Better-value alternative
Finance and Financial Management Services
University of Pennsylvania
Degreeli Score
89/100
Debt
$20,400
Payback
2.4 years
Better-value alternative
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
Columbia University
Degreeli Score
89/100
Debt
$15,300
Payback
1.8 years
Methodology and data confidence
Data confidence is medium. Cost, salary, payback, review, and outcome fields should be read as decision support, not financial advice.
MethodologyPrograms
Inspect this path, then stack it against alternatives.
Current school + degree
Social Work at Alvernia University
Expand the core read on debt, salary, payback, review context, and score confidence before comparing.
30
High Risk
Current school + degree
Social Work at Alvernia University
Expand the core read on debt, salary, payback, review context, and score confidence before comparing.
30
High Risk
Data Confidence
Medium
Estimated Debt
$69,782
Early Salary
$43,870
Payback
13.3 years
Worth-It Rating
3.4 / 5
Strengths
Enough directional data exists to compare this option against alternatives.
Risks
Debt risk rises quickly if borrowing approaches the modeled estimate.
Payback could take longer than many families expect.
Completion or outcome confidence needs more scrutiny.
High debt risk relative to expected outcomes. Compare lower-cost alternatives before committing.
Better-value alternatives
Compare nearby paths before deciding.
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Better-value alternatives
Compare nearby paths before deciding.
These are sample comparison options from the current preview catalog, not a claim of full national coverage.
University of Pennsylvania
Finance and Financial Management Services
Completion ROI
$5,994,269
Payback
2.4 years
Columbia University
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
Completion ROI
$5,919,991
Payback
1.8 years
Bottom Line
Worth comparing
Social Work looks viable, but not automatic. It still produces positive ROI after completion adjustment, which means the upside survives a more realistic enrollment path.
The main thing to watch is slippage between ideal and risk-adjusted outcomes. Degreeli estimates that completion risk trims about $450,173 off the on-time case here.
$28,138 School Net Price
56% School Graduation Rate
Risk Lens
How much value disappears once completion risk is acknowledged?
Ideal Case
$1,012,308
Risk-Adjusted Case
$562,135
Value At Risk
$450,173
Degreeli uses this gap to show how much value depends on finishing the program and reaching the expected outcome.
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Career AI Exposure
Lower Exposure (30/100)
This path appears more insulated because in-person execution and human judgment stay central.
AI Exposure is a second lens beside ROI. It should inform comparison, not replace judgment.
Directional estimate from BACHELORS taxonomy and program naming patterns. Replace with occupation-linked datasets as coverage expands.
Exposure Components
Read AI risk as task mix, not destiny.
Entry-Level Friction
34/100
Human Judgment Premium
80/100
Physical-World Durability
84/100
Higher exposure does not mean a path is bad. It means families should compare specialization paths, skill depth, and adaptation speed alongside ROI.
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Completion-Adjusted ROI
$5,634,659
Years To Recoup
2.7 years
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Completion-Adjusted ROI
$5,994,269
Years To Recoup
2.4 years
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Completion-Adjusted ROI
$5,919,991
Years To Recoup
1.8 years
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