Agriculture & Agriculture Operations at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you plan to study agriculture and agriculture operations, take a look at what The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from UT Rio Grande Valley.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Master’s Degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

UT Rio Grande Valley Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the agriculture and agriculture operations progam at UT Rio Grande Valley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agriculture and agriculture operations major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agriculture & Agriculture Operations. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools	82
Most Popular Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Focused Agriculture Schools	602

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in agriculture and agriculture operations from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #66 most popular school for agriculture and agriculture operations master’s degree candidates in the country.

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the agriculture and agriculture operations majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UT Rio Grande Valley Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Agriculture & Agriculture Operations from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 39% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 76% more racial-ethnic minorities in its agriculture and agriculture operations bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Rio Grande Valley Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Master’s Program

The agriculture and agriculture operations program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in agriculture and agriculture operations each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the agriculture and agriculture operations master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a master's in agriculture and agriculture operations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Rio Grande Valley also has a doctoral program available in agriculture and agriculture operations. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

The following agriculture and agriculture operations concentations are available at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Production	14

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Grads May Go Into

A degree in agriculture and agriculture operations can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Retail Sales Supervisors	96,740	$45,570
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	18,110	$49,620
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	17,160	$63,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.