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Health Professions at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you are interested in studying health professions, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 407 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Professions Rankings

There were 53 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #337 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Health Professions Master’s Program

75% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 407 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from UT Rio Grande Valley in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 47% 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 286
White 63
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 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
Health Sciences & Services 158
Allied Health Professions 117
Nursing 82
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 70
Medicine 51
Communication Sciences 27
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 15
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Personal Care Aides 206,240 $19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 117,010 $59,580
Medical Secretaries 92,990 $34,150
Nursing Assistants 87,750 $27,030

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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