Computer & Information Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 122 computer and information 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 Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information 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 computer and information sciences major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information 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 Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	109
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools	367
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Schools	1,623

In 2021, 44 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #222 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of computer and information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	107
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 44 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Rio Grande Valley, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 63% 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer and information sciences concentations are available at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 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
Computer Science	146
Computer Information Systems	18
Information Science	2

Related Majors

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

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information 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
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740

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.