Edinburg, Texas · Public
Educational/Instructional Media Design at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 338 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~338
- Schools with reported signal
- 279
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 94.2%
- Graduation rate
- 50.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $4,831/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $19,324
- Median debt
- $12,950
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,620/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 279 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($14,857 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($7,126 below). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 1% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 0.4% reported share · $7,021 net A+ Essex County College Newark, NJ · 1.1% reported share · $4,436 net A+ 
California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA · 1.1% reported share · $9,320 net A+ University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · 0.5% reported share · $7,007 net A+ 
Warren County Community College Washington, NJ · 1.6% reported share · $5,726 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Educational/Instructional Media Design accounts for 1.2% of reported programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, which is bigger than 81% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 338 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's average net price is $4,831 per year, about $19,324 over four years. That is $14,857 below the $19,688 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,620 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $7,126 below the $56,746 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley #3 of 279 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.