The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
ROI analysis for 39 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's | $15,500 | $18,083 | 0.86x | CAUTION |
| History. | Bachelor's | $17,500 | $21,656 | 0.81x | CAUTION |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's | $36,491 | $48,576 | 0.75x | VIABLE |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's | $35,487 | $52,117 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's | $73,496 | $108,041 | 0.68x | VIABLE |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's | $15,750 | $23,797 | 0.66x | VIABLE |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's | $14,297 | $23,978 | 0.6x | VIABLE |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's | $14,500 | $25,201 | 0.58x | VIABLE |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's | $11,002 | $19,335 | 0.57x | VIABLE |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's | $11,945 | $21,821 | 0.55x | VIABLE |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's | $11,540 | $21,663 | 0.53x | VIABLE |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's | $12,051 | $23,287 | 0.52x | VIABLE |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's | $29,158 | $57,391 | 0.51x | VIABLE |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's | $11,604 | $24,487 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's | $14,500 | $30,605 | 0.47x | VIABLE |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's | $25,578 | $55,464 | 0.46x | VIABLE |
| Public Administration. | Master's | $21,250 | $47,278 | 0.45x | VIABLE |
| Social Work. | Master's | $20,015 | $45,979 | 0.44x | VIABLE |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Master's | $18,418 | $44,674 | 0.41x | VIABLE |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's | $9,563 | $24,242 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $38,808 | 0.39x | VIABLE |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's | $19,000 | $52,023 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's | $21,006 | $56,567 | 0.37x | VIABLE |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's | $11,000 | $30,182 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's | $13,849 | $38,937 | 0.36x | VIABLE |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's | $10,837 | $31,631 | 0.34x | VIABLE |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's | $17,819 | $54,133 | 0.33x | VIABLE |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's | $17,091 | $53,632 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Music. | Bachelor's | $15,175 | $47,631 | 0.32x | VIABLE |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's | $15,000 | $48,807 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's | $15,000 | $48,190 | 0.31x | VIABLE |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's | $14,469 | $48,280 | 0.3x | VIABLE |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's | $15,000 | $52,324 | 0.29x | VIABLE |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's | $15,902 | $55,970 | 0.28x | VIABLE |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's | $17,892 | $65,185 | 0.27x | VIABLE |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's | $15,125 | $57,430 | 0.26x | VIABLE |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's | $23,302 | $92,380 | 0.25x | VIABLE |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's | $11,000 | $44,430 | 0.25x | VIABLE |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's | $11,000 | $48,240 | 0.23x | VIABLE |