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Chemistry at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Chemistry at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry 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 chemistry program.

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 Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry

UT Rio Grande Valley Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry 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 chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UT Rio Grande Valley Chemistry Master’s Program

64% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 64% 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 chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Chemistry 66

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Chemists 5,160 $87,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,170 $80,880
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Chemistry Professors 1,700 $95,070

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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