Civil Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a civil eng 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 civil eng program.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Civil Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
Master’s Degree in Civil Eng

UT Rio Grande Valley Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

31% Women

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil eng 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Rio Grande Valley Civil Engineering Master’s Program

25% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 69% 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

If you plan to be a civil eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Civil Engineering	91

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

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.

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