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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from UT Rio Grande Valley.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
	138

In 2021, 126 students received their master’s degree in social work from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #70 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Rio Grande Valley Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley is $30,048. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	149
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Rio Grande Valley Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 126 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the social work 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	109
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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.