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

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health science programs across the country. The following shows how UT Rio Grande Valley performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	123
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	203
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	220
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	282
	292
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	298
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	312
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	512
	517

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

78% Women

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 36 health science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Rio Grande Valley, about 22% were men and 78% were 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 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

The following health science 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
General Health & Wellness	23
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	13

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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