Information Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441. In 2021, 2 IS 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 Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

UT Rio Grande Valley Information Science Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information 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 Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Best Value Information Science Schools	109
	123
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Best Information Science Schools	155
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
	194
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199
Most Popular Information Science Schools	309
Most Focused Information Science Schools	350

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in IS from UT Rio Grande Valley. This is the #129 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Information Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a bachelor's degree in IS from UT Rio Grande Valley. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS 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 IS.

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

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

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	2

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Science Professors	2,590	$92,350
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,830	$125,800

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.