Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

What traits are you looking for in a engineering 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 engineering program.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 322 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from UT Rio Grande Valley.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering

UT Rio Grande Valley Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering 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 engineering major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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 Popular Engineering Schools	153

In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #166 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 322 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley. Of these graduates, 78% were men and 22% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	291
White	3
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Rio Grande Valley Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 61 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2021, 87% were men and 13% were women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 65% 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Mechanical Engineering	153
Civil Engineering	91
Electrical Engineering	76
Computer Engineering	37
Manufacturing Engineering	26

Related Majors

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

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010

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.