Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every public administration and social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration and social service 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 approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 155 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UT Rio Grande Valley Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at UT Rio Grande Valley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 public administration and social service major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration & Social Service. 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
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	46
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	163
Best Public & Social Service Schools	233
	260
	314
	418

In 2021, 241 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #46 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UT Rio Grande Valley Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service 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 public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	149
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Rio Grande Valley Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 241 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from UT Rio Grande Valley. About 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 91% of degree recipients. That is 46% 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 public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	207
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Social Work	281
Public Administration	115

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration and social service 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
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Social and Human Service Assistants	19,970	$36,000
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920

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.