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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

This page shows median first-year earnings for UT-Pan American graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $33,800 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $41,900. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, with median first-year earnings of $60,300 , followed by Civil Engineering at $50,600 , and Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions at $50,400 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $101,400 , followed by Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) at $101,000 , and Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) at $59,200 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degree) $101,400
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $101,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,300
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $59,200
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $58,600
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $53,200
Business/Commerce (Master's Degree) $52,600
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (Master's Degree) $51,300
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,600
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,400
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $49,300
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $49,300
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $49,100
Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) $48,700
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) $47,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $47,200
Social Work (Master's Degree) $47,200
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $47,100
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,700
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) $46,700
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,800
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $44,800
Engineering Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,700
English Language and Literature (Master's Degree) $42,300
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,800
Communication and Media Studies (Master's Degree) $40,200
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,300
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Master's Degree) $38,900
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,900
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Master's Degree) $37,600
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,800
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degree) $32,200
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,400
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,200
Social Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,600
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,300
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,100
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,400
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,600
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,000
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,900
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,900
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,700
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,400
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,100
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,900
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,800
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,000
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,800
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $19,800
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $18,500
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $18,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $17,800

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=227368.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026