by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Engineering Technology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Engineering Technology is a major offered under the engineering technologies program of study at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering tech, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The engineering tech major at UT Rio Grande Valley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Tech. 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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
The median early career salary of engineering tech students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Rio Grande Valley is $33,993 per year. That is 37% lower than the national average of $53,732.
UT Rio Grande Valley does not offer an online option for its engineering tech bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Rio Grande Valley Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the engineering tech students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 60.0% of the engineering tech bachelor’s degrees at UT Rio Grande Valley in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Engineering Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | 5 |
*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.
