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Computer Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year. Of the 122 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2021, 120 of them were computer science majors.

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 Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer Science Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science 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 General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 34
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 73
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 85
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 105
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 114
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 117
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 120
173
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 180
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 187
Best General Computer Science Schools 219
290
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 322
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 339
342

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The computer science 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.

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

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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

19% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The computer science program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 26 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

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In the computer science 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 computer science.

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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 computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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