The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, Texas · Public
Graduate earnings
37of 41 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 4 fall short.
41 of 67 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 26: 21 with no earnings published and 5 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 94 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$4,831 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$4,831 a year
About $19,324 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $3,785 |
| $30k to $48k | $3,877 |
| $48k to $75k | $5,665 |
| $75k to $110k | $7,972 |
| $110k and up | $13,782 |
| All families (average) | $4,831 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Texas high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
65 of 161 programs could be assessed 40% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,954 | +$13,145 | clears the bar | $12,051 | 0.9 yrs | 532 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $49,979 | +$15,170 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 0.7 yrs | 476 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $40,140 | +$5,331 | clears the bar | $11,604 | 2.2 yrs | 461 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $56,493 | +$21,684 | clears the bar | $13,849 | 0.6 yrs | 364 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $53,769 | +$18,960 | clears the bar | $14,297 | 0.8 yrs | 331 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $88,067 | +$53,258 | clears the bar | $11,208 | 0.2 yrs | 195 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $50,073 | +$15,264 | clears the bar | $15,126 | 1.0 yrs | 160 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $64,161 | +$29,352 | above HS line | $20,015 | 0.7 yrs | 153 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $49,595 | +$14,786 | clears the bar | $14,500 | 1.0 yrs | 153 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $53,420 | +$18,611 | clears the bar | $12,449 | 0.7 yrs | 143 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | $69,643 | +$34,834 | above HS line | $18,418 | 0.5 yrs | 138 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $39,940 | +$5,131 | clears the bar | $11,540 | 2.2 yrs | 133 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,991 | +$53,182 | clears the bar | $15,125 | 0.3 yrs | 128 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $45,746 | +$10,937 | clears the bar | $15,750 | 1.4 yrs | 126 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $60,899 | +$26,090 | above HS line | $15,000 | 0.6 yrs | 122 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $59,794 | +$24,985 | clears the bar | $14,205 | 0.6 yrs | 122 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $66,977 | +$32,168 | above HS line | $17,819 | 0.6 yrs | 103 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $134,068 | +$99,259 | above HS line | $73,496 | 0.7 yrs | 102 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $67,562 | +$32,753 | above HS line | $19,000 | 0.6 yrs | 93 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $68,815 | +$34,006 | above HS line | $17,091 | 0.5 yrs | 90 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $68,057 | +$33,248 | above HS line | $21,250 | 0.6 yrs | 84 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $44,201 | +$9,392 | clears the bar | $14,500 | 1.5 yrs | 83 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $50,156 | +$15,347 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 1.0 yrs | 80 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $64,700 | +$29,891 | above HS line | $15,000 | 0.5 yrs | 74 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $35,115 | +$306 | clears the bar | $15,500 | 50.7 yrs | 73 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $44,895 | +$10,086 | clears the bar | $9,563 | 0.9 yrs | 72 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $71,848 | +$37,039 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 0.3 yrs | 70 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $50,620 | +$15,811 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 1.1 yrs | 67 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $45,859 | +$11,050 | clears the bar | $14,500 | 1.3 yrs | 66 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,699 | +$8,890 | clears the bar | $19,677 | 2.2 yrs | 65 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,807 | +$22,998 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 56 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,971 | +$51,162 | clears the bar | $17,892 | 0.3 yrs | 54 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $77,097 | +$42,288 | clears the bar | $15,902 | 0.4 yrs | 52 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $37,7281-year earnings | +$2,919 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 50 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $67,397 | +$32,588 | above HS line | $35,487 | 1.1 yrs | 49 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $65,025 | +$30,216 | above HS line | $36,491 | 1.2 yrs | 46 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $60,2931-year earnings | +$25,484 | above HS line (1-yr) | $104,124 | 4.1 yrs | 45 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $47,431 | +$12,622 | clears the bar | $10,147 | 0.8 yrs | 44 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $61,507 | +$26,698 | above HS line | $17,000 | 0.6 yrs | 43 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $60,645 | +$25,836 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 0.4 yrs | 41 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $59,218 | +$24,409 | clears the bar | $15,175 | 0.6 yrs | 41 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $59,624 | +$24,815 | clears the bar | $13,670 | 0.6 yrs | 40 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $60,7851-year earnings | +$25,976 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 37 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $38,865 | +$4,056 | clears the bar | $11,002 | 2.7 yrs | 35 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $72,427 | +$37,618 | above HS line | $29,158 | 0.8 yrs | 33 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $42,224 | +$7,415 | clears the bar | $11,945 | 1.6 yrs | 28 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | $64,8021-year earnings | +$29,993 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $57,100 | +$22,291 | clears the bar | $10,837 | 0.5 yrs | 26 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $103,803 | +$68,994 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $75,924 | +$41,115 | above HS line | $25,578 | 0.6 yrs | 22 |
| English | Master's Degree | $62,899 | +$28,090 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $56,369 | +$21,560 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | $63,426 | +$28,617 | clears the bar | $14,469 | 0.5 yrs | 19 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $59,440 | +$24,631 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.7 yrs | 18 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $40,147 | +$5,338 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | $59,588 | +$24,779 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $33,457 | -$1,352 | falls short | $13,000 | no earnings gain | 17 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $128,123 | +$93,314 | above HS line | $23,302 | 0.2 yrs | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $69,8411-year earnings | +$35,032 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $34,505 | -$304 | falls short | $9,605 | no earnings gain | 8 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $23,6041-year earnings | -$11,205 | falls short (1-yr) | $13,918 | no earnings gain | 5 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $80,857 | +$46,048 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.3 yrs | not published |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | $25,0481-year earnings | -$9,761 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,060 | +$23,251 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Business | Master's Degree | $87,822 | +$53,013 | above HS line | $21,006 | 0.4 yrs | not published |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 232 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 126 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 97 |
| Data Analytics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 69 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| American Sign Language | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Marine Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| International Business | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Second Language Learning | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Health Sciences | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computational Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Research Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Political Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| English | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Biology | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sustainability Studies | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Criminal Justice | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Social Work | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Music | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Communication Disorders | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Accounting | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 161 (CSV).
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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