Graduates of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley earn median 4-year earnings of $53,888, placing The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 13.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $12,491 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 89.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley #768 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Biology, General reports 587 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $47,954, ranked #237 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 581 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,979, ranked #105 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 486 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $40,140, ranked #289 nationally in its major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 310 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $53,769, ranked #65 nationally in its major.
Graduates of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley earn median 4-year earnings of $53,888, placing The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 13.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $12,491 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 89.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley #768 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Biology, General reports 587 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $47,954, ranked #237 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 581 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,979, ranked #105 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 486 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $40,140, ranked #289 nationally in its major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 310 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $53,769, ranked #65 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
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Graduates of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley earn median 4-year earnings of $53,888, placing The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 13.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $12,491 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 89.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley #768 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Biology, General reports 587 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $47,954, ranked #237 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 581 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,979, ranked #105 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 486 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $40,140, ranked #289 nationally in its major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 310 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $53,769, ranked #65 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's program mix is anchored in Biological Sciences, which accounts for 11% of degree output, followed by Engineering at 7% and Arts at 4%. The largest programs by cohort size are Biology, General (587 graduates), Criminal Justice (581 graduates), and Psychology, General (486 graduates). Across 50 programs serving roughly 4,809 students annually, 37 meet Azimuth's program-ranking threshold. The highest-earning programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley cluster in applied and professional fields. Nursing leads with median 4-year earnings of $88,067 from a cohort of 183 graduates, and Azimuth ranks the program #154 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Interdisciplinary Studies follows with median 4-year earnings of $56,493 from 240 graduates, and Azimuth ranks it #48 among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Kinesiology program graduates 310 students with median 4-year earnings of $53,769, and Azimuth ranks the program #80 among nonprofit four-year institutions. Several of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's largest programs — including Biology, General and Kinesiology — are grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory because a meaningful share of graduates continue to medical school or graduate study. Interdisciplinary Studies, with 240 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $56,493, represents a more direct-to-workforce pathway where four-year earnings better reflect labor-market outcomes. The supply-demand map provides context for how these fields align with national wage trends.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley earn median 4-year earnings of $53,888, placing The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 13.5 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $12,491 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 89.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley #768 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Biology, General reports 587 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $47,954, ranked #237 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 581 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,979, ranked #105 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 486 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $40,140, ranked #289 nationally in its major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 310 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $53,769, ranked #65 nationally in its major.
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