Computer & Information Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 44 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Rio Grande Valley, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 79% 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 and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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	26
Computer Information Systems	18

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740

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.