Computer Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you plan to study computer science, 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, 120 compsci 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 Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at UT Rio Grande Valley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 compsci major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	34
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	105
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	114
Best Value Computer Science Schools	117
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	120
	173
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	180
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Best Computer Science Schools	219
	290
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	322
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	339
	342

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in compsci from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #115 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Rio Grande Valley is $52,532. This is less than $63,247, which is the national average of all compsci majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

CompSci Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

The compsci program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 120 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	105
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 26 compsci students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Rio Grande Valley, about 81% were men and 19% were women.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 65% 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci 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
Computer Science	146

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Programmers	20,960	$91,970

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.