Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you are interested in studying electrical engineering, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in EE from UT Rio Grande Valley.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE
• Master’s Degree in EE

UT Rio Grande Valley Electrical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks EE programs across the country. The following shows how UT Rio Grande Valley performed in these rankings.

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 EE major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical 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
Best Electrical Engineering Schools	230

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in EE from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #89 most popular school for EE master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Rio Grande Valley EE Graduates

The median salary of EE students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley is $65,185. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $69,521 for all EE students.

EE Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in EE from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2021, 90% were men and 10% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 65% more racial-ethnic minorities in its EE 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Rio Grande Valley Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

In the EE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of degree recipients. That is 62% 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 EE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in EE 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
Electrical Engineers	14,680	$106,260
Electronics Engineers	13,000	$119,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Aerospace Engineers	6,770	$122,570

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.