Doctoral · Edinburg, Texas
Is Curriculum and Instruction at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 2.8 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $82,580
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $33,296
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $35k (likely $35k – $35k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $23k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 2.8 years (likely 1.5–9.5)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$166k (likely −$347k – $54k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $84k (likely −$271k – $559k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's)$134,068
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$128,123
- Mechanical Engineering (Master's)$103,803
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$103,189
- Engineering-Related Fields (Master's)$89,423
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$88,067
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$87,991
- Business/Commerce, General (Master's)$87,822
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$85,971
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities (Master's)$81,382
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$80,857
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Post-baccalaureate certificate)$78,382
Curriculum and Instruction at other schools in Texas
- Baylor University$91,353
- The University of Texas at Austin$85,479
- Texas A&M University-College Station$83,544
- Texas Tech University$75,455
- University of North Texas$68,358