By Victoria Brito Morales

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – AUGUST 1, 2023 – UTRGV is second in the nation in awarding biological and biomedical degrees for the 2020-2021 academic year, according to Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine.

The findings were released this month by the magazine using data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). A total of 10,329 biological and biomedical degrees were conferred to Hispanics/Latinos in that time period.

Of the more than 10,000 degrees, UTRGV conferred 608 in biological and biomedical sciences, with 551 of those awarded to Hispanic/Latino students.

The rankings appeared in the July/August 2023 issue of The Hispanic Outlook on Education magazine.

• Florida International University – 756 (77 percent).
• UTRGV – 551 (91 percent).
• University of South Florida – 368 (22 percent).
• University of California-Los Angeles – 358 (20 percent).
• UC-San Diego – 340 (18 percent).

UTRGV also ranked 10th overall in graduate degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, awarding 36, or 72 percent of graduate degrees, to Hispanic/Latinos.

UTRGV President Guy Bailey said this recognition from Hispanic Outlook is aligned with UTRGV’s institutional goals of providing quality and affordable education to the Rio Grande Valley community and beyond.

“UTRGV is committed to the success of our students in their chosen fields of study,” Bailey said. “This ranking shows not only UTRGV’s dedication, but also the dedication of our students, to attaining degrees in biomedical education. Many of our biomedical science students continue on to medical school.

“We are proud of this ranking,” Bailey said, “as we consistently strive to provide a high-quality education for our students, at an affordable cost to them and their families.”

For more information on the UTRGV Department of Health and Biomedical Science degrees visit, www.utrgv.edu/hbs.

Illustration by UTRGV Creative Services.

ABOUT THE HISPANIC OUTLOOK ON EDUCATION MAGAZINE 

The Hispanic Outlook on Education is a national monthly magazine that provides education news, innovations, networking, resources and the latest trends impacting students from kindergarten through graduate school all while maintaining a unique Hispanic perspective. Originally entitled The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, HO has provided a pipeline delivering nationwide news about multicultural accomplishments and challenges in classrooms for more than 28 years. 

During the year, Hispanic Outlook has special theme issues that place particular emphasis on specialized topics including Financing a College Education, Community Colleges, Graduate Schools, Medical Professions, Arts and Media, Law Schools, Hispanic Hiring Institutions and the Top 100 Schools for Hispanics.