Graduate Programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Graduate School Overview

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (referred to as UTRGV) is a Public, 4 years school located in Edinburg, TX.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1956 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UTRGV Directory Information
School Name	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)
Address	1201 W University Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539-2999
Phone	956-665-2011
Web	https://www.utrgv.edu
Online Application	https://www.applytexas.org
Financial Info	https://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/admissions/paying-for-college/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UTRGV is $8,443 for Texas residents and $15,994 for out-of-state students. The school has 5,125 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 31,559 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 146 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,994 $8,443 for Texas Residents
Student Population	5,125
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	146 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UTRGV is $8,443 for Texas residents and $15,994 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $398 for Texas residents and $806 for out-of-state students.

UTRGV offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Texas Residents	$8,443
Out-of-State	$15,994
Tuition per Credit Hour
Texas Residents	$398
Out-of-State	$806

UTRGV offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $8,443 for Texas residents and $15,994 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.02% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Texas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,720	$1,169	$13,190	$1,169
2019-2020	$5,959	$1,169	$13,555	$1,169
2020-2021	$6,458	$1,331	$13,820	$1,331
2021-2022	$7,002	$1,331	$14,346	$1,331
2022-2023	$7,002	$1,331	$14,346	$1,331
2023-2024	$6,948	$1,495	$14,499	$1,495

The graduate school tuition & fees of UTRGV is average compared to public graduate schools in Texas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,906 (public) / $18,623 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	$8,443	$15,994
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,440	$18,157
Public	$8,244	$17,906
Private	$18,623

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $14,942 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UTRGV.

On-campus living costs are increased by 7.36% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,060. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.52% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$8,124	$3,316	$8,146	$4,406
2019-2020	$8,252	$3,324	$8,198	$4,400
2020-2021	$8,126	$3,426	$8,126	$4,520
2021-2022	$8,194	$3,403	$8,194	$4,588
2022-2023	$8,888	$3,620	$8,966	$4,912
2023-2024	$9,662	$3,766	$9,780	$5,280

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $403 for Texas residents and $822 for other students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.99% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$426	$841
2019-2020	$440	$862
2020-2021	$367	$776
2021-2022	$398	$806
2022-2023	$398	$806
2023-2024	$403	$822

For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $19,389 for Texas residents and $32,489 for out-of-state students.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at UTRGV.

Medical School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
	Texas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Medicine	$17,510	$1,879	$30,610	$1,879
Podiatry	$17,510	$1,879	$30,610	$1,879

Graduate Programs at UTRGV

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers 78 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 2,307 students have completed their study at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Offered Degrees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	59	2,149
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	4	55
Doctor's degree - other	3	51
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	3
Post Master's Degree	9	49
Total	78	2,307

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing program with 42 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 286 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 51 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	42	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	4	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Psychology	✕	1	-
Business/Commerce	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	286	$58,600
Social Work	✕	146	$47,200
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	145	$53,200
Special Education and Teaching	✕	128	$48,700
Physician Assistant	✕	116	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Medicine	✕	51	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	19	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	13	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	6	-

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers 78 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 2,307 students have completed their graduate studies.

2,149 students have earned/completed Master's program.
51 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
3 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
49 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	✕	12	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	17 completers	$40,200
Communication	✕	17	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	15	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	-	-
Computer Science	✕	18	-
Education [+]	✕	542 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	19	$51,300
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	85	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	145	$53,200
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	6	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	84	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	128	$48,700
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	60	$49,300
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	11	-
Engineering [+]	✕	86 completers	-
Civil Engineering	✕	17	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	21	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	34	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	14	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	16	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	9	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	7	-
English as a Second Language	✕	2	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	18 completers	$42,300
English Language and Literature	✕	6	$42,300
Creative Writing	✕	12	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	28	-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	✕	33	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	31	-
Mathematics and Statistics	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	81 completers	-
Marine Sciences	✕	9	-
Business Analytics	✕	63	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	9	$38,900
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	45	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	18	-
Physics	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	3	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	16	$47,600
School Psychology	✕	18	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	63 completers	$32,200
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	52	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	232 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	86	$47,100
Social Work	✕	146	$47,200
Social Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	1	-
Sociology	✕	8	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	5	-
Music	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	282 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	25	$59,200
Physician Assistant	✕	116	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	32	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	56	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	-	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	11	-
Nursing Education	✕	16	-
Nursing Administration	✕	16	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	10	-
Business [+]	✕	351 completers	$52,600
Business Administration and Management	✕	286	$58,600
Accounting	✕	62	$44,800
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	3	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	2,149

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	13	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	17	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	19	-
	Total	55

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Medicine	✕	51	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	-	-
Nursing Practice	✕	-	-
	Total	51

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	1	-
	Total	3

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	42	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	49

Graduate Student Population at UTRGV

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 5,125 students enrolled into The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley graduate schools where it has total 31,559 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,792 full-time and 3,333 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,766 male and 3,359 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,125	1,766	3,359
Full-time	1,792	696	1,096
Part-tme	3,333	1,070	2,263

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 433 White (8.45%), 158 Black/African American (3.08%), 3,934 Hispanic (76.76%), 161 Asian (3.14%), and 439 students with other races. 378 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,125	1,766	3,359
American Indian/Native American	7	1	6
Asian	161	58	103
Black/African American	158	54	104
Hispanic	3,934	1,286	2,648
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	433	145	288
Two More	7	4	3
Un-Known	44	15	29
Non-resident Alien	378	201	177

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,322 graduate students (45.31% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,074 graduate students (20.96% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	5,125
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,322
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,074
Not in Online Courses	1,729

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 1,137 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.19% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.04%), 302 students are aged above 50 (5.89%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,125	1,766	3,359
Age 18-19	2	2	0
Age 20-21	98	23	75
Age 22-24	1,039	334	705
Age 25-29	1,601	598	1,003
Age 30-34	799	295	504
Age 35-39	593	187	406
Age 40-49	691	224	467
Age 50-64	275	85	190
Over 64	27	18	9

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