Nursing at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing 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 has a total student population of 32,441.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Nursing Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Master’s Degree in Nursing

UT Rio Grande Valley Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #383 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Nursing Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

97% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	177
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Rio Grande Valley Nursing Master’s Program

93% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 60% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Registered Nursing	91
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	68
Nursing Administration	14

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,900	$71,780

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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