by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health Sciences & Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in health science, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley paid an average of $776 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $367 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,458 | $13,820 |
| Fees | $1,331 | $1,331 |
The median early career salary of health science students who receive their master’s degree from UT Rio Grande Valley is $47,260 per year. That is 26% lower than the national average of $63,540.
UT Rio Grande Valley does not offer an online option for its health science master’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.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in health science in 2019-2020, 69.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 74.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 80.6% of the health science master’s degrees at UT Rio Grande Valley in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
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 | 134 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 22 |
| Allied Health Professions | 91 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 78 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 5 |
| Nursing | 27 |
*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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