Top Reasons to Choose University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Online
UTRGV online has both traditional 16 week semesters, and accelerated seven week semesters.
The university offers seven graduate degrees, 12 grad certificates, six minors, and four partially online classes during its 16 week sessions. 34 programs are available in the seven week accelerated sessions.
UTRGV is committed to serving veterans. Military personnel and their dependents are eligible for a wide variety of assistance, including Hazlewood Benefits, and participation in the student organization, Student Veterans of America.
The university has a dual credit program, where high school students can earn college credit.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a considerably new university, established by the Texas Legislature in 2013 as a member of the University of Texas System. Nevertheless, it serves a sizable student population of over 29,000, with 9% of them enrolled fully online.
UTRGV offers over 40 fully online degree programs, 38 of which are master's degrees. Graduate students may earn degrees including MBAs in international trade and healthcare administration, master of social work (MSW) degrees in community practices, families, and direct practice, and healthcare MS degrees in health sciences, kinesiology, and nursing. There is also an MS available in engineering management. The university's single online bachelor's offering is an RN to BSN, for nurses seeking professional advancement.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is federally recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. It is also a military friendly school, with a wide variety of assistance measures and resources for military students, and a first-generation student friendly school.
In-state undergraduate students at UTRGV can expect to pay an average annual tuition of $8,132; graduate students can expect $5,959. The university offers a tuition guarantee, so your cost of tuition will never increase while you are enrolled. 90% of University of Texas Rio Grande Valley students receive some form of financial aid or scholarship, averaging $7,866.
Tuition
Tuition Type
Cost
Average In-State Undergraduate Tuition
$8,132
Average In-State Graduate Tuition
$5,959
Percentage Students Who Received Financial Aid or Scholarships
An institution’s program specfic score is calculated with seven data points: (1) its student-to-faculty ratio, (2) its number of online programs, (3) its the graduation rate, (4) its retention rate, (5) its percentage of online students, (6) its concentrated Influence (a measure of the academic importance of a school), and (7) its desirability (a measure of how many students chose to go to an institution).
For each data point, we score schools based on where they fall in the percentile distribution for that data point. Because our scores are based on local data and not tied to irrelevant national data, they accurately reflect an institutions’s value to the Texas student. Institutions with missing data receive a zero for that data point.
We weigh each data point and calculate an institution’s raw score. Then we create an adjusted raw score by combining a schools's score with a base score of 50. Finally, we score and rank institutions based on their adjusted score’s percentile rank.
We weren’t able to get all the data we needed for this institution. This score is based on the information they have reported. An institution’s program specfic score is calculated with seven data points: (1) its student-to-faculty ratio, (2) its number of online programs, (3) its graduation rate, (4) its retention rate, (5) its percentage of online students, (6) its concentrated Influence (a measure of the academic importance of a school), and (7) its desirability (a measure of how many students chose to go to an institution).
For each data point, we score schools based on where they fall in the percentile distribution for that data point. Because our scores are based on local data and not tied to irrelevant national data, they accurately reflect an institutions’s value to the Texas student. Institutions with missing data receive a zero for that data point.
We weigh each data point and calculate an institution’s raw score. Then we create an adjusted raw score by combining a schools's score with a base score of 50. Finally, we score and rank institutions based on their adjusted score’s percentile rank.
Focused on online colleges in TX, our relative cost score compares the average in-state tuitions of Texas schools. In general, Texas is slightly cheaper than the national average of $9,970 for a degree at a public 4-year college or university. However, Texas is home to some of the most affordable colleges and universities in the US, and it’s most expensive schools are tens of thousands cheaper than the most expensive schools in the country.
Schools that offer a tuition guarantee promise students a fixed tuition rate for a portion of, or the entirety of, their education. This may or may not include fees and other costs.
Schools that offer a tuition pre-payment plan allow students to pay for future credits, semesters, or years of tuition at present-day prices and then use these credits, semesters, or years at a later date.
Schools that offer a tuition payment plan offer students the option to pay for their education in installments instead of a lump sum.
