Psychology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

UT Rio Grande Valley Psychology Rankings

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

Psychology Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	435
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UT Rio Grande Valley Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 97% of degree recipients. That is 53% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology 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 Psychology	457
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	24
Child Development & Psychology	7

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.