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Types of Graduate and Professional Education in Which the Institution's Graduates Enroll Post-Degree Educational Attainment of Bachelor’S Degree Recipients Types of Graduate and Professional Education in Which the Institution's Graduates Enroll Post-Degree Educational Attainment of Bachelor’s Degree Recipients The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) awarded 4,002 baccalaureate degrees in FY 2016. The Student Tracker Service from the National Student Clearinghouse indicated that at least 799 (20%) of the 4,002 graduates continued their education after earning their baccalaureate degree from UTRGV. Of the 799 who continued their education, a majority (63%) continued at UTRGV. See “Appendix A” for a complete list of institutions where these students enrolled to continue their education. Of the students who continued their education, 61% enrolled in a Graduate/First Professional program and another 2% enrolled in a doctoral program. For a breakdown of types of degree programs in which the institution’s baccalaureate graduates enrolled, see table below. # of Degree Type Percent* Students Graduate/First Professional 488 61% Bachelor's 201 25% Associate's 38 5% Certificate 21 3% Doctoral 13 2% Unknown 38 5% Total 799 100% *Percentages may not add up due to rounding. Of the 799 students who continued their education, 26 completed an additional degree by Summer 2017. For a breakdown of the type of awards, see table below. # of Award Type Percent* Students Master's 22 85% Certificate 3 12% Associate's 1 4% Total 26 100% *Percentages may not add up due to rounding. Prepared by: Office of Strategic Analysis & Institutional Reporting (SAIR), UTRGV, Edinburg, TX. 1 Appendix A # of College Name Students UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY 506 SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE 45 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER HOUSTON 14 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH 13 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE 12 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - SAN ANTONIO 11 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER SAN ANTONIO 10 TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN MARCOS 9 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ARLINGTON 9 TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY 8 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN 8 ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY 7 OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY OF SAN ANTONIO 6 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY 6 TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE- HARLINGEN 6 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - EL PASO 6 BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 5 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRISTI 5 TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 5 TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE 5 WALDEN UNIVERSITY 5 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - DALLAS 4 AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 3 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY 3 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 3 TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY 3 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - COMMERCE 3 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON 3 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - TYLER 3 UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD 3 ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY 2 HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY 2 OHIO UNIVERSITY 2 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY 2 Prepared by: Office of Strategic Analysis & Institutional Reporting (SAIR), UTRGV, Edinburg, TX. 2 # of College Name Students SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY- SAN ANTONIO 2 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS-HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 2 UNIVERSITY OF ST AUGUSTINE FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON 2 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN 2 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 1 ASHFORD UNIVERSITY 1 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY- NORTHRIDGE 1 CALIFORNIA WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW 1 CAPELLA UNIVERSITY 1 CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY 1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 1 GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY 1 HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY 1 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY ARTS SCIENCES ENGINEERING 1 LAMAR UNIVERSITY - BEAUMONT 1 LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY 1 LOGAN UNIVERSITY 1 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY - AG 1 NORTHWEST VISTA COLLEGE 1 OAKLAND UNIVERSITY 1 OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY - STILLWATER/TULSA 1 RIO SALADO COLLEGE 1 ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY 1 ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE 1 SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE 1 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY 1 SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY 1 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE 1 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY 1 SUNY UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY 1 TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 1 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY 1 TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE - WACO 1 TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER 1 THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA 1 UNIV OF NEW ENGLAND 1 Prepared by: Office of Strategic Analysis & Institutional Reporting (SAIR), UTRGV, Edinburg, TX. 3 # of College Name Students UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN FRANCISCO 1 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE 1 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-VICTORIA 1 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO 1 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND - UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 1 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS 1 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS 1 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND 1 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 1 WALSH COLLEGE 1 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 1 WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY 1 Total 799 Prepared by: Office of Strategic Analysis & Institutional Reporting (SAIR), UTRGV, Edinburg, TX. 4 .
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