by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth Sciences & Services is a major offered under the health professions 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 health science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 #121 on College Factual's Best Schools for health science list. It is also ranked #7 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Rio Grande Valley.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley paid an average of $712 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $305 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| 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.
Online degrees for the UT Rio Grande Valley health science 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.
Women made up around 66.7% of the health science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 77.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in health science at UT Rio Grande Valley in 2019-2020, 83.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Health Sciences & Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 11 |
| General Health & Wellness | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 28 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 21 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 5 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 164 |
| Nursing | 138 |
View All Health Sciences & Services Related Majors >
*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.
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