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Best Financial Planning Schools Near Rio Grande City, TX
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Rio Grande City, Texas has 1 accredited school offering financial planning programs. Rio Grande City has a population of about 15,258. Median household income is $41,369 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 18.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Texas, the top-earning financial planning-related role is Financial Managers at a median $164,860 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Financial Planning Schools to Rio Grande City
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer financial planning programs near Rio Grande City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Rio Grande City city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Rio Grande City.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
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Texas A&M University-Kingsville
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Kingsville, TX
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98.0 miles from Rio Grande City
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$78,470
Loan Officers
$66,370
Credit Counselors
$48,220
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Rio Grande City at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
15,258
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$41,369
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
18.1%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Other Rio Grande City-Area Cities With Financial Planning Programs
How many accredited financial planning schools are near Rio Grande City, TX?
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering financial planning programs near Rio Grande City. The closest is Texas A&M University-Kingsville in Kingsville, TX (98.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Texas A&M University-Kingsville (98.0 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying financial planning roles in Texas?
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying financial planning-related roles in Texas are: Financial Managers ($164,860), Personal Financial Advisors ($99,160), Financial and Investment Analysts ($99,150). Wages for Rio Grande City workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Should I look at programs in Mission instead of Rio Grande City?
Mission, TX is 33.1 miles from Rio Grande City and has its own set of local financial planning programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Rio Grande City an affordable place to study financial planning?
Rio Grande City’s median household income of $41,369 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Rio Grande City while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Texas public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
