Computer Information Systems at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

What traits are you looking for in a CIS 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 CIS 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 Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CIS

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer Information Systems Rankings

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.

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

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley is $48,807. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $53,242 for all CIS students.

CIS Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer Information Systems Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Information Systems from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

In the CIS master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 64% 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 CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following CIS 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
Information Technology	18

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Science

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in CIS 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
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290

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.