Accounting at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

What traits are you looking for in a accounting 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 accounting program.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received their master's degree in accounting.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

UT Rio Grande Valley Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

UT Rio Grande Valley Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 54 students who earned a master's degree in Accounting from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 53% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	131,250	$41,390
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	13,300	$44,390

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.