Communication Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you plan to study communication sciences, take a look at what The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441. Of the 310 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2021, 34 of them were communication sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

UT Rio Grande Valley Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences 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 communication sciences major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication Sciences. 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 Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	118
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	144
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	156
	157
Best Communication Sciences Schools	187
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	224

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #156 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UT Rio Grande Valley Communication Sciences Graduates

The median salary of communication sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley is $19,538. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,407 for all communication sciences students.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The communication sciences program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 34 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 3% of these degrees went to men with the other 97% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 70% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication sciences 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Rio Grande Valley Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in communication sciences from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 65% 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

Communication Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	61

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medicine

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences 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
Speech-Language Pathologists	14,330	$75,800
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Audiologists	770	$77,680

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.