Health Professions at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions 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 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 Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

There were 53 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #337 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

84% Women

98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	460
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Professions Master’s Program

76% Women

84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 84% of degree recipients. That is 40% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	247
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Health Sciences & Services	194
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	188
Nursing	173
Allied Health Professions	117
Communication Sciences	61
Medicine	51
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	18
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	15
Mental & Social Health Services	13
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Personal Care Aides	206,240	$19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Nursing Assistants	87,750	$27,030

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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