General Information Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every general 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 information science 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 approximately 32,441 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 information science 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 General Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley General Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Science

UT Rio Grande Valley General Information Science Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

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

Information Science Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley General Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 information science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Rio Grande Valley, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

Careers That Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in information 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
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.