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Economics at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from UT Rio Grande Valley.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the economics 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Economics Schools 450

How Much Do Economics Graduates from UT Rio Grande Valley Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley is $29,592. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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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

20% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 12
White 0
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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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