Social Work at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work 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.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

UT Rio Grande Valley Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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

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 Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of social work master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 44% 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	124
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 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

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920
Healthcare Social Workers	9,830	$59,090
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,090	$40,470
Social and Community Service Managers	5,370	$72,560
Counselors	2,660	$58,110

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.