Student Counseling and Personnel Services at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, TX · Master's Degree · about 46 graduates a year

$57,345
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,025
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$60,111
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#80 of 302
Rank by pay
#68 of 302
Rank, wage-adjusted
$36,491
Median federal debt

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley graduates in student counseling and personnel services earn 8% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 56% of one year’s pay at that point.

How The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Compares for Student Counseling and Personnel Services

All 302 colleges reporting student counseling and personnel services 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
1Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA$94,232$85,745#1$80,307
2San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$91,778$83,512#2$73,361
3Concordia University-Irvine Irvine, CA$91,553$83,307#3$68,850
4California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$88,659$80,674#5$67,075
5California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA$85,452$77,756#9$71,142
6Alliant International University-San Diego San Diego, CA$84,805$77,167#12$62,285
7California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA$84,789$77,152#13$51,759
8Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL$84,318$82,842#4$74,696
9Alfred University Alfred, NY$84,232$80,171#6$66,377
10Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA$83,306$76,624#15$69,340
…
77Wilmington University New Castle, DE$65,382$64,990#77$56,496
78Villanova University Villanova, PA$65,344$66,455#61$49,796
79Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$65,081$57,121#226$50,778
80The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX$65,025$66,111#68$57,345
81Long Island University Brookville, NY$64,945$61,814#138$52,164
82Lewis University Romeoville, IL$64,472$63,343#104$56,337
83New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ$64,068$56,232#241$55,457

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
Educational/Instructional Media Design$67,562$58,960#53 of 82
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$67,397$56,699#149 of 211
Educational Administration and Supervision$66,977$61,569#279 of 453
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 student counseling and personnel services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $57,345 one year after graduating and $65,025 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 student counseling and personnel services?

Among 302 colleges reporting earnings for student counseling and personnel services graduates, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranks #80 by median pay four years after graduation, and #68 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is student counseling and personnel services at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley worth it?

Its graduates earn 8% more than the national median for student counseling and personnel services ($60,111), and the median federal debt at graduation is $36,491.

← 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.