General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every general health services/allied health/health sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health studies 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. Of the 310 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2021, 13 of them were general health services/allied health/health sciences majors.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Degrees Available

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

UT Rio Grande Valley General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health studies 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 health studies major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health 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
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	1
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	5
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	10
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	151
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	162
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	190
	398

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

Health Studies Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health studies from UT Rio Grande Valley. About 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical health studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health studies 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Rio Grande Valley General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 158 students who graduated with a master’s in health studies from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in health studies 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 studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 35% 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 studies.

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 studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Health & Wellness

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.