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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX 27,026 Undergrads 59.4% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$18,343
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$6,500
After Aid
Median Earnings
$49,620
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$6,500
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$49,620
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate59.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients63.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time74.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS59.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
84.8%
SAT Avg
1,020
SAT Reading
25th: 470-75th: 570
SAT Math
25th: 440-75th: 540
ACT Composite
25th: 16-75th: 22
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$434k
+$38k
-$50k
Median Cost$7k/yr
+$411k
+$14k
-$74k
Full Cost$18k/yr
+$368k
-$28k
-$116k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$7k/yr
Never
-315%
Full Cost$18k/yr
Never
-176%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-203%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-91%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$12,449
Earnings (5yr)
$55,859
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$9,605
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Lifetime Value Added
-$293k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$12,051
Earnings (5yr)
$55,383
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (5yr)
$49,369
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$10,837
Earnings (5yr)
$63,154
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$74,618
Lifetime Value Added
+$130k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
$14,469
Earnings (5yr)
$56,240
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$11,540
Earnings (5yr)
$48,282
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$13,670
Earnings (5yr)
$55,639
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,284
Lifetime Value Added
+$21k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$15,902
Earnings (5yr)
$87,467
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,629
Lifetime Value Added
+$108k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,935
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,933
Lifetime Value Added
-$243k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,426
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
$11,002
Earnings (5yr)
$28,318
Lifetime Value Added
-$246k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,025
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$17,892
Earnings (5yr)
$87,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,774
Lifetime Value Added
+$56k
Engineering Technology, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (5yr)
$51,271
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
$15,500
Earnings (5yr)
$33,171
Lifetime Value Added
-$204k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$14,297
Earnings (5yr)
$52,121
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$42,544
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,400
Lifetime Value Added
-$43k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$99
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (5yr)
$52,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$61,938
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$15,125
Earnings (5yr)
$77,043
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$13,849
Earnings (5yr)
$54,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$15,175
Earnings (5yr)
$59,947
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (2yr)
$30,988
Lifetime Value Added
-$206k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$9,563
Earnings (5yr)
$47,968
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$11,604
Earnings (5yr)
$44,064
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$11,208
Earnings (5yr)
$87,989
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (5yr)
$47,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$11,945
Earnings (5yr)
$45,243
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Social Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$52,615
Lifetime Value Added
-$41k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$15,126
Earnings (5yr)
$46,031
Lifetime Value Added
-$95k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,900
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$17,091
Earnings (5yr)
$67,423
Lifetime Value Added
+$147k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$73,496
Earnings (5yr)
$128,256
Lifetime Value Added
+$669k
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
MastCIP: 1302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,167
Lifetime Value Added
+$127k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (2yr)
$53,697
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$79,747
Lifetime Value Added
+$253k
Business/Commerce, General
MastCIP: 5201
Median Debt
$21,006
Earnings (5yr)
$76,712
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$29,158
Earnings (5yr)
$67,983
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,537
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$25,578
Earnings (5yr)
$69,606
Lifetime Value Added
+$166k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,818
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$17,819
Earnings (5yr)
$71,465
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
English Language and Literature, General
MastCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,973
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
MastCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$18,418
Earnings (5yr)
$61,088
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Information Science/Studies
MastCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$49,683
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
MastCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,356
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (5yr)
$64,745
Lifetime Value Added
+$124k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$23,302
Earnings (5yr)
$133,871
Lifetime Value Added
+$716k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
MastCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$35,487
Earnings (5yr)
$65,254
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,856
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
MastCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$15,552
Lifetime Value Added
-$341k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$20,015
Earnings (5yr)
$66,440
Lifetime Value Added
+$139k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$61,736
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$36,491
Earnings (5yr)
$65,357
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$51,607
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.