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. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

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 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $8,333 for Texas residents and $15,677 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 139 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	$15,677 $8,333 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	139 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $8,333 for Texas residents and $15,677 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.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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, remedial services, 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	Remedial 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 $8,333 for Texas residents and $15,677 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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

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 $19,603 and the Texas graduate tuition is $17,588 (public) / $18,378 (private).

The next 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	$8,333	$15,677
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Texas Graduate Schools	$13,299	$17,908
Public	$8,153	$17,588
Private	$18,378

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,800 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. On-campus living costs are increased by 7.86% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,878. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.57% 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $398 for Texas residents and $806 for other students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same 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

Graduate Programs at UTRGV

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers 71 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, 2,036 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	57	1,891
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	4	30
Doctor's degree - other	3	51
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0
Post Master's Degree	6	64
Total	71	2,036

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 69 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 161 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	✕	69	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	60	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	3	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	2	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	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	✕	161	$58,600
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	145	$53,200
Special Education and Teaching	✕	142	$48,700
Business Administration and Management	✕	137	$58,600
Social Work	✕	126	$47,200

Popular Doctorate Programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Medicine	✕	51	-
Medicine	✕	39	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	12	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	10	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	9	-

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers 71 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 2,036 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,891 students have earned/completed Master's program.
51 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
64 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 [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	✕	10	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	12 completers	$40,200
Communication	✕	12	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	18	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	26	-
Education [+]	✕	554 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	10	$51,300
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	49	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	145	$53,200
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	41	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	86	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	142	$48,700
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	46	$49,300
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	25	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	10	-
Engineering [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Civil Engineering	✕	8	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	24	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	25	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	4	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	15	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	4	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	13	-
English as a Second Language	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	24 completers	$42,300
English Language and Literature	✕	19	$42,300
Creative Writing	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	50 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	38	-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	✕	12	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	20	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	67 completers	-
Marine Sciences	✕	4	-
Business Analytics	✕	57	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	6	$38,900
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	23	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	25	-
Physics	✕	9	-
Psychology [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	4	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	10	$47,600
School Psychology	✕	14	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	39 completers	$32,200
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	24	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✕	15	-
Human Services [+]	✕	241 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	115	$47,100
Social Work	✕	126	$47,200
Social Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	6	-
Sociology	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	5	-
Music	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	249 completers	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	✕	27	$59,200
Physician Assistant	✕	117	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	20	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	48	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	0	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	3	-
Nursing Education	✕	12	-
Nursing Administration	✕	14	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✕	215 completers	$52,600
Business Administration and Management	✕	161	$58,600
Accounting	✕	54	$44,800
History [+]	✕	4 completers	-
History	✕	4	-
	Total	1,891

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	12	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	9	-
	Total	30

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	✕	0	-
Nursing Practice	✕	0	-
	Total	51

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✕	1	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	60	-
	Total	64

Graduate Student Population at UTRGV

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,535 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 1,892 full-time and 3,643 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,958 male and 3,577 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	5,535	1,958	3,577
Full-time	1,892	785	1,107
Part-tme	3,643	1,173	2,470

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

There are 447 White (8.08%), 179 Black/African American (3.23%), 4,278 Hispanic (77.29%), 181 Asian (3.27%), and 450 students with other races. 375 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,535	1,958	3,577
American Indian/Native American	3	0	3
Asian	181	59	122
Black/African American	179	68	111
Hispanic	4,278	1,408	2,870
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	8	4
White	447	164	283
Two More	9	4	5
Un-Known	51	17	34
Non-resident Alien	375	230	145

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,759 graduate students (49.85% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,227 graduate students (22.17% 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	5,535
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,759
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,227
Not in Online Courses	1,549

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 1,221 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.06% of total students), 2 students are aged below 20 (0.04%), 294 students are aged above 50 (5.31%). 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	5,535	1,958	3,577
Age 18-19	2	0	2
Age 20-21	110	29	81
Age 22-24	1,111	382	729
Age 25-29	1,796	658	1,138
Age 30-34	853	316	537
Age 35-39	637	231	406
Age 40-49	732	221	511
Age 50-64	269	102	167
Over 64	25	19	6

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