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Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations at LIM College

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Degree Value Scorecard

Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations

LIM College

Credential: BACHELORSState: NYData 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

11.7/20

Cost Efficiency

Debt Risk

0/20

Debt Risk

Earnings Outlook

6.9/20

Earnings Outlook

Payback Timeline

0/15

Payback Timeline

Completion / Outcome Confidence

3.7/10

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

$154,668

Estimated debt

$80,427

Debt risk

High

Salary and outcome outlook

Early-career salary

$52,235

Mid-career salary

$85,719

Salary outlook

Solid

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

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LIM College

Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations

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 ($154,668), estimated debt ($80,427), early-career salary ($52,235), 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.

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Methodology and data confidence

Data confidence is medium. Cost, salary, payback, review, and outcome fields should be read as decision support, not financial advice.

Methodology

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Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations at LIM College

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High Risk

Data Confidence

Medium

Estimated Debt

$80,427

Early Salary

$52,235

Payback

15.4 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.

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University of Pennsylvania

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Completion ROI

$5,994,269

Payback

2.4 years

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Columbia University

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Completion ROI

$5,919,991

Payback

1.8 years

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Bottom Line

Worth comparing

Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations 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 $582,039 off the on-time case here.

$38,667 School Net Price
51% School Graduation Rate

Risk Lens

How much value disappears once completion risk is acknowledged?

Ideal Case

$1,184,692

Risk-Adjusted Case

$602,653

Value At Risk

$582,039

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

Higher Exposure (74/100)

This path may face higher entry-level AI friction, especially in routine and digital-first tasks.

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

79/100

Human Judgment Premium

58/100

Physical-World Durability

28/100

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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