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General Information Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you plan to study General Information Science, consider the program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Get started with the following essential facts.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 24 general information science graduations were recorded at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Studying Online at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Distance learning is available at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Among 33,881 students, 5,219 (15%) studied exclusively online and 17,255 (51%) took at least some classes online.

General Information Science Rankings at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Rankings can help you compare The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s General Information Science program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#3 of 8
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#3 of 10
Best Value	Texas	#3 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#5 of 10
Best Value	Nationwide	#60 of 151
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#103 of 151

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Information Science graduates at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Information Science graduates at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are 42% women (10) and 58% men (14).

General Information Science Bachelor’s Program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Among the 24 bachelor’s general information science graduates at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 42% were women (10) and 58% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Information Science bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	22
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 96% of General Information Science bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, higher than the national average of 53%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Careers Related to General Information Science

Graduates of the General Information Science program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley frequently move into the following types of careers:

Occupation	Median Annual Wage
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$35,659
Information Security Engineers	$142,543
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$140,795
Information Technology Project Managers	$124,655
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$82,846
Blockchain Engineers	$123,667
Web Administrators	$62,692
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Computer Occupations, All Other	$159,837
Digital Forensics Analysts	$119,226

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.