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title: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Edinburg, TX
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, TX · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $49,620 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $29,401 – $66,597 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $9,593 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $5,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 51% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $16,830 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 70% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.19× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $21,620 | derived |

**51% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $9,593 (≈ 19% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $18,083 to $108,041 across 56 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $108,041 | $73,496 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $92,380 | $23,302 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,185 | $17,892 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,833 | $11,208 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,430 | $15,125 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $57,391 | $29,158 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $56,567 | $21,006 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $56,474 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,970 | $15,902 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $55,464 | $25,578 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $54,133 | $17,819 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $53,632 | $17,091 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,532 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $52,324 | $15,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $52,117 | $35,487 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $52,023 | $19,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $50,797 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Master's Degree | $49,717 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,807 | $15,000 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $48,576 | $36,491 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,280 | $14,469 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,240 | $11,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $48,190 | $15,000 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,631 | $15,175 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $47,559 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $47,403 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $47,278 | $21,250 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $45,979 | $20,015 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $44,674 | $18,418 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,430 | $11,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $40,204 | not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,937 | $13,849 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,808 | $15,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,930 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,846 | $12,449 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,631 | $10,837 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,605 | $14,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,182 | $11,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,048 | $15,126 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,592 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,315 | not reported |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,477 | not reported |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,395 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,201 | $14,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,487 | $11,604 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,242 | $9,563 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,978 | $14,297 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,797 | $15,750 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,575 | $14,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,287 | $12,051 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,821 | $11,945 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,663 | $11,540 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,656 | $17,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,538 | $13,670 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,335 | $11,002 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,083 | $15,500 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?227368

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