The main focus area for this major is General Civil Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Civil Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in civil eng, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UT Rio Grande Valley was ranked #204 on College Factual's Best Schools for civil eng list. It is also ranked #13 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Rio Grande Valley.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UT Rio Grande Valley was $712 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $305 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,233 | $17,049 |
Fees | $1,684 | $1,684 |
Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
On Campus Room and Board | $8,126 | $8,126 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,426 | $3,426 |
Learn more about UT Rio Grande Valley tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Civil Eng students who received their bachelor’s degree at UT Rio Grande Valley took out an average of $13,664 in student loans. That is 41% lower than the national average of $23,346.
civil eng who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Rio Grande Valley make an average of $48,823 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% lower than the national average of $57,979.
Online degrees for the UT Rio Grande Valley civil eng bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Rio Grande Valley Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in civil eng in 2019-2020, 35.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in civil eng at UT Rio Grande Valley in 2019-2020, 90.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 58 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Civil Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Civil Engineering | 64 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Engineering | 33 |
Electrical Engineering | 64 |
Engineering Physics | 2 |
Mechanical Engineering | 99 |
Manufacturing Engineering | 16 |
*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.