Health Sciences & Services at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every health sciences and services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health science 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 has a total student population of 32,441. In 2021, 36 health science majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science
• Master’s Degree in Health Science

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Sciences & Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health science 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 health science major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools	38
	39
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	203
Best Health Sciences & Services Schools	216
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Schools	249
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282
	292
	514

In 2021, 158 students received their master’s degree in health science from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #1 most popular school for health science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Science Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

The health science program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 36 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. The typical health science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health science 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 health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Sciences & Services Master’s Program

Of the 158 health science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Rio Grande Valley, about 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in health science each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the health science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 36% 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 health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	117
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services 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 Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	171
General Health & Wellness	23

Related Majors

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

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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.