Biological & Biomedical Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

What traits are you looking for in a biological and biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological and biomedical sciences program.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 558 biological and biomedical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UT Rio Grande Valley Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	112
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #96 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 558 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UT Rio Grande Valley. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and biomedical sciences 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 biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	515
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UT Rio Grande Valley Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

The biological and biomedical sciences program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 50 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the biological and biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 90% of degree recipients. That is 47% 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 biological and biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	587
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	12
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	9

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical sciences 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
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Medical Scientists	5,240	$72,260

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.