The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Trade Programs

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?

Contact details for UT Rio Grande Valley are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1201 W University Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539-2999
Phone:	956-665-2011
Website:	www.utrgv.edu

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Can I Afford UT Rio Grande Valley?

In a recent term, part-time UT Rio Grande Valley students paid $332 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $742 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,637	$17,707
Fees	$1,830	$1,835
Books and Supplies	$1,190	$1,190
On Campus Room and Board	$9,662	$9,662
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,766	$3,766

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UT Rio Grande Valley, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $3,651 a year. That adds up to $14,604 over four years for those students.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 26,762 undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley, with 21,292 being full-time and 5,470 being part-time.

There are also 5,679 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 21,292 full-time undergraduates at UT Rio Grande Valley, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	245
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	19,773
White	492
International Students	394
Other Races/Ethnicities	293

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at UT Rio Grande Valley. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, India, and China.

Online Learning at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

In 2022-2023, 21,462 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UT Rio Grande Valley has changed over the last few years.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	27	27
General Health & Wellness	22	22
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	19	19
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	16	16
Engineering Technology	3	3
TOTAL	87	87

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Trades

In a recent academic period, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley awarded 177 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	19
General Engineering Technology	0	0	0	3
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	38
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	27
Total	0	0	0	177

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.