Nursing at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you plan to study nursing, 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 approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 91 nursing 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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

UT Rio Grande Valley Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing 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 nursing major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	57
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	76
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	141
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	234
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	354
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	355
	356
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	382
Most Popular Nursing Schools	474
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	495
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	522
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	546
	922
Best Value Nursing Schools	961
	1,609
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,790

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #355 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #383 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UT Rio Grande Valley Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley is $60,833. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 91 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Rio Grande Valley Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 nursing majors earned their master's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 46% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	91
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	68
Nursing Administration	14

Related Majors

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

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,900	$71,780

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.