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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 457 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UT Rio Grande Valley.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how UT Rio Grande Valley performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	132
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	218
Best Value Psychology Schools	254
Best Psychology Schools	484
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	526

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #263 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The psychology program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 457 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	436
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UT Rio Grande Valley Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a master's degree in psychology from UT Rio Grande Valley. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 48% 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	26
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Rio Grande Valley also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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.