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General Physics at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

General Physics at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every general physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general physics 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 General Physics section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley General Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Physics
  • Master’s Degree in General Physics

UT Rio Grande Valley General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Physics. 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.

General Physics Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley General Physics Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical general physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 71% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general physics 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 general physics.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley General Physics Master’s Program

30% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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In the general physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% 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 general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $103,980
Physicists 1,000 $118,300

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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