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Economics at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Economics at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the economics 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

UT Rio Grande Valley Economics Rankings

The economics major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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.

Economics Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Economics Bachelor’s Program

37% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics 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
General Economics 15

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 29,560 $78,200
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Economics Professors 1,020 $115,240
Economists 830 $106,480
Survey Researchers 430 $60,460

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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