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Social Work at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Social Work at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

What traits are you looking for in a social work 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 social work 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, 126 students received their master's degree in social work.

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Social Work Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

UT Rio Grande Valley Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Social Work Master’s Program

89% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social work program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 126 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

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In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 91% of degree recipients. That is 49% 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 social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 109
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920
Healthcare Social Workers 9,830 $59,090
Substance Abuse Social Workers 6,090 $40,470
Social and Community Service Managers 5,370 $72,560
Counselors 2,660 $58,110

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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