Criminal Justice at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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 Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.
UT Rio Grande Valley Criminal Justice Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
- Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice
UT Rio Grande Valley Criminal Justice Rankings
The criminal justice major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice. 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.
Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
UT Rio Grande Valley Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice 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 criminal justice.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 457 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
UT Rio Grande Valley Criminal Justice Master’s Program
In the criminal justice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of degree recipients. That is 37% 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 criminal justice.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into
A degree in criminal justice 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Managers | 20,710 | $122,130 |
| Police and Detective Supervisors | 6,400 | $87,840 |
| Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors | 1,220 | $68,040 |
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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