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Psychology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Psychology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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

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, 28 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

UT Rio Grande Valley Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Psychology Master’s Program

79% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UT Rio Grande Valley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 57% 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 24
Child Development & Psychology 7

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 6,680 $73,650
Psychology Professors 3,080 $78,270
Psychologists 740 $90,780

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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