Health Sciences & Services at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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

What traits are you looking for in a health science 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 health science program.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
Master’s Degree in Health Science

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The health science major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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.

Health Science Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health science 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	119
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

72% Women

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of health science master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in health science each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the health science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 85% of degree recipients. That is 31% 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

The following health science concentations are available at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 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
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	171
General Health & Wellness	23

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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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