Online Degrees and Programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers 159 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 24 major programs - 1 Bachelors, 18 Masters, 3 Doctorate, and 2 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $9,799 for Texas residents and $19,645 for out-of-state students.

Total 5,219 students out of total 33,881 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 642 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $9,799 and $19,645 for non-Texas residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $8,589 and $15,971 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $331 for Texas residents and $742 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $397 for Texas residents and $807 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers 159 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 24 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Bachelors, 18 Masters, 3 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, there are 33,881 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 22,474 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,219 students are enrolled exclusively and 17,255 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 5,219 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 5,177 Texas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 36 students living in the U.S. States other than Texas, and 6 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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