Civil Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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. Of the 4,926 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2021, 83 of them were civil engineering majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	186

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #144 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from UT Rio Grande Valley Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley is $48,240. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil eng from UT Rio Grande Valley. About 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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	79
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Rio Grande Valley Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in civil eng from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 59% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.