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

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

If you plan to study public administration & social service, take a look at what The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 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 public administration & 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.

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 & social service majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

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

94% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & 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 & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 158
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

83% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 43% 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 & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 192
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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
Public Administration 115

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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