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Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Education at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education 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 has a total student population of 32,441.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Education

UT Rio Grande Valley Education Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #214 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Education Master’s Program

79% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of education master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 56% 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 education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 382
White 57
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Educational Administration 193
Special Education 142
Instructional Media Design 86
Curriculum & Instruction 61
Student Counseling 46
Teacher Education Grade Specific 25
Multilingual Education 10
Teacher Education Subject Specific 10

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers 136,780 $56,520
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Teacher Assistants 88,700 $23,290
Middle School Teachers 66,470 $56,580
Preschool Teachers 34,790 $34,960

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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