Accounting at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you are interested in studying accounting, 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. In 2021, 160 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Rio Grande Valley.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

UT Rio Grande Valley Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how UT Rio Grande Valley performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	72
	90
	141
	252
	258
	319
	401
	437
	471
	645
	726
	916
	1,105

In 2021, 54 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UT Rio Grande Valley. This makes it the #91 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at UT Rio Grande Valley awarded 160 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	151
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Rio Grande Valley Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from UT Rio Grande Valley. About 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 51% 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

UT Rio Grande Valley also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Credit Analysts	7,700	$81,540
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Budget Analysts	4,370	$77,900
Financial Examiners	4,210	$84,350

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.