FAQ
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Degree Worthy currently plans to offer one complete scenario at no cost. Student and family access is proposed at $12 per month, with counselor access proposed at $495 annually. Pricing is still being evaluated and may change.
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You can explore one school and degree combination, including projected debt and cost-of-living considerations, so you can experience how Degree Worthy brings the pieces of the decision together.
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Degree Worthy combines information you provide with credible public and third-party data. Sources may include the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, IPEDS, Federal Student Aid, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and additional vetted data sources.
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No. Degree Worthy provides projections based on available data and the information you enter. Costs, earnings, interest rates, career paths, and personal circumstances can change.
That's why Degree Worthy focuses on a range of possible outcomes rather than presenting one number as a promise.
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Degree Worthy is designed to provide information and projections that help you evaluate your options. It does not make the college decision for you and should not be treated as a guarantee of financial or career outcomes
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A school's calculator focuses on that institution.
Degree Worthy is designed to help you look across the larger decision—including school, degree, funding, projected borrowing, potential earnings, cost of living, and post-graduation financial scenarios.
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Yes. Degree Worthy can help you explore possibilities earlier in the process, when you may still have more options available to you.
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No. Degree Worthy is designed for college-bound students, families, and adults considering returning to school, completing a degree, earning a credential, or changing careers.
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Change it.
Degree Worthy is designed to help you explore the variables within your control. You might compare another school, consider a different living arrangement, explore additional scholarships, change your location after graduation, or evaluate another degree path.
The goal isn't to tell you "no." It's to help you understand what could make the numbers work differently.
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Degree Worthy's planned experience allows you to save and share scenarios so parents, partners, counselors, and advisors can discuss the same financial picture together.
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Degree Worthy's stated business model is based on access to the platform rather than selling students a school or loan. Degree Worthy is also structured as a public benefit company and commits 10% of profits to scholarships.