The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a four-year, public school located in Edinburg, TX.
It offers 88 graduate programs - 63 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 11 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $8,589 for in-state and $15,971 for out-of-state students.
A total of 5,207 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 33,881 students at UTRGV. UTRGV offers online graduate programs and 2,240 out of 5,207 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
UTRGV have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine. In addition, you can find UTRGV's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $8,589 for Texas residents and $15,971 for out-of-state students. It offers eighty-eight (88) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1201 W University Dr, Edinburg, TX |
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| Graduate School Students | 4,891 students
2,240 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$8,589
Out-of-State$15,971 |
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| Student to Faculty | 20:1 (5.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 88 Graduate Programs
63 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $8,589 and $15,971 for non-Texas residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $397 for Texas residents and $807 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $7,001 | $14,379 |
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| Fees | $1,588 | $1,592 |
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| Cost per Credit | $397 | $807 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,250 |
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| Room & Board | $9,728 (On-Campus) / $10,262 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,918 (On-Campus) / $5,531 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $23,485 | $30,867 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $25,632 | $33,014 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $7,789 | $8,333 | $8,333 | $8,443 | $8,589 |
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| Out-of-State | $15,151 | $15,677 | $15,677 | $15,994 | $15,971 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 88 major areas - 63 Master's (18 online programs), 11 Doctorate (3 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor's, 11 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 1,711 students have been conferred Master's degree and 124 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,711 | 124 | - | 52 |
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| Men | 567 | 46 | - | 10 |
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| Women | 1,144 | 78 | - | 42 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Communication | 13 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | 12 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Physics | 1 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 5 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
UTRGV graduate schools have a total of 4,891 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,725 male and 3,166 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,847 full-time and 3,044 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,240 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,208 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 401 White, 159 Black, and 202 Asian students are attending at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
230 grad students are younger than 22 and 847 students are older than 65. It has 2,848 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,282 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 4,891 |
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| Men | 1,725 |
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| Women | 3,166 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 4,891 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,847 |
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| Part-time Students | 3,044 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 4,891 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 202 |
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| Black | 159 |
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| Hispanic | 3,741 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 401 |
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| Two or more races | 6 |
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| Un-Known | 30 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 4,891 |
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| 21 & Under | 230 |
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| 22-24 | 1,364 |
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| 25-29 | 1,484 |
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| 30-34 | 759 |
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| 35-39 | 523 |
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| 40 & Over | 847 |
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Online Population
At The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley graduate schools, 2,240 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,208 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,207 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,240 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,208 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,759 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,240 |
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| Texas Resident | 2,207 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 30 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 3 |
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