Educational/Instructional Media Design at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, TX · Master's Degree · about 93 graduates a year

$58,960
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$67,562
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$70,644
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#53 of 82
Rank by pay
#49 of 82
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,000
Median federal debt

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley graduates in educational/instructional media design earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Compares for Educational/Instructional Media Design

All 82 colleges reporting educational/instructional media design earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Harvard University Cambridge, MA$127,546$112,318#1$90,736
2New York University New York, NY$117,843$112,162#2—
3University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA$108,956$95,947#3—
4California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA$104,220$94,833#4$89,180
5Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA$102,896$93,629#5$86,662
6Touro University New York, NY$94,743$90,176#7—
7Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT$93,639$84,305#14—
8National University San Diego, CA$93,547$85,122#13$82,830
9California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA$91,755$83,491#16$78,229
10Long Island University Brookville, NY$91,452$87,043#8$79,454
…
50East Carolina University Greenville, NC$68,606$73,624#37$58,529
51University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI$67,971$71,668#43—
52Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT$67,787$61,030#75—
53The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX$67,562$68,691#49$58,960
54Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$67,489$71,159#44$59,562
55Lamar University Beaumont, TX$66,550$67,662#53$64,005
56Stockton University Galloway, NJ$65,667$57,635#79$62,499

Other Majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$134,068$116,929#64 of 216
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$128,123$125,317#125 of 432
Mechanical Engineering$103,803$85,161#74 of 83
Business/Commerce$87,822$57,672#57 of 75
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$75,924$64,391#40 of 243
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$72,427$61,846#83 of 322
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas—$69,841—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$69,643$59,419#14 of 19
Accounting and Related Services$68,815$58,463#346 of 349
Public Administration$68,057$51,938#179 of 243
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$67,397$56,699#149 of 211
Educational Administration and Supervision$66,977$61,569#279 of 453
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$65,025$57,345#80 of 302
Mathematics—$64,802—
Curriculum and Instruction$64,700$59,119#58 of 190
Social Work$64,161$52,422#120 of 279
English Language and Literature$62,899—#18 of 43
Biology$61,507—#46 of 57
Special Education and Teaching$60,899$55,668#175 of 280
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness—$60,785—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$59,588——
Criminal Justice and Corrections—$37,728—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley educational/instructional media design graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $58,960 one year after graduating and $67,562 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley rank for educational/instructional media design?

Among 82 colleges reporting earnings for educational/instructional media design graduates, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranks #53 by median pay four years after graduation, and #49 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is educational/instructional media design at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for educational/instructional media design ($70,644), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,000.

← All data for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.