The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public college in Edinburg, TX. Its average net price is $4,858 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $3,980 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $3,681 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $4,614 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $7,274 |
| $110,001 and up | $14,327 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $44,374 |
| 8 years after entry | $46,901 |
| 10 years after entry | $52,947 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $40,480 n=145 | $14,253 n=120 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $40,871 National median for this major n=581 | Not published |
| American Sign Language | $37,521 National median for this major n=704 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Biology | $27,872 n=563 | $11,146 n=416 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $40,936 n=201 | $14,000 n=133 |
| Chemistry | $34,095 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $12,198 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Civil Engineering | $58,788 n=118 | $11,250 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $15,564 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Communications | $33,897 n=186 | $13,716 n=128 |
| Computational Science | $75,740 National median for this major n=203 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $63,928 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $11,310 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Computer Science | $53,447 n=156 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $80,182 National median for this major n=35,263 | $14,184 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $35,674 n=801 | $12,000 n=394 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $24,628 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $77,462 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $17,250 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $33,137 n=176 | $13,559 n=141 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $41,387 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $10,125 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $39,335 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $11,551 n=139 |
| History | $37,464 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $13,750 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $46,331 National median for this major n=9,793 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,488 National median for this major n=12,256 | $15,500 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| International Business | $35,456 Small program - rough guide n=51 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $75,888 National median for this major n=577 | Not published |
| Marketing | $37,597 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $12,684 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Mathematics | $54,409 Small program - rough guide n=69 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $62,481 n=140 | $16,038 n=119 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $42,017 n=664 | $14,500 n=391 |
| Music | $54,156 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $16,465 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physical Sciences, General | $49,783 National median for this major n=276 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $35,467 National median for this major n=4,169 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $33,357 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $10,703 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Psychology | $31,028 n=553 | $12,000 n=401 |
| Registered Nursing | $75,580 n=169 | $15,637 n=179 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $29,745 n=127 | $12,295 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $22,887 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $13,201 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Social Work | $35,095 n=236 | $13,644 n=237 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $29,111 n=428 | $13,976 n=215 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $22,849 n=149 | $12,440 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $36,625 National median for this major n=401 | Not published |
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