Graduate Majors
The following table lists all the available graduate programs. Please note that the institution's policy is only to print the graduate majors and degrees on the diploma. Concentrations or specializations (in italics) less than 12 hours will not appear on the transcript. Program hours may vary depending on degree options and mode of delivery selected. Consult the program page of this catalog for detailed information.
*New degree program or concentration/specialization.
**UTRGV does not award cooperative doctoral program degrees.
+New mode of delivery
++Name change
Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship
| MAJOR |
DEGREE |
MODE OF DELIVERY |
HOURS
|
Business Administration
• Accounting*
• Business Analytics*
• Entrepreneurship*
• Financial Planning
• Health Care Administration
• International Trade
• Marketing*
• Philanthropy and Non-Profit Organizations
|
MBA
|
Face-to-Face & Accelerated Online
|
36 |
Business Administration
• Accounting*
• Finance
• Information Systems
• Management
• Marketing
|
Ph.D.
|
Face-to-Face |
63 |
|
Advanced Business Administration
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face
|
12 |
Accountancy
• Auditing
• Taxation
|
MACC
|
Face-to-Face & Accelerated Online
|
30 |
|
Business Analytics*
|
MS
|
Accelerated Online
|
33 |
|
Business Administration in Spanish
|
MBA
|
Accelerated Online |
36 |
| Entrepreneurship* |
Certificate |
Accelerated Online |
12 |
|
Healthcare Administration and Leadership
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
12 |
|
Business Analytics*
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face
|
12 |
|
International Sustainability Management*
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
12 |
College of Education & P-16 Integration
| MAJOR |
DEGREE |
MODE OF DELIVERY |
HOURS
|
Curriculum and Instruction
• Bilingual Studies
• Early Childhood
• Educational Technology
• General*
• Higher Education Teaching
• Literacy
• Mathematics Education
• Science Education
• Special Education*
|
Ed.D.
|
Face-to-Face
|
66
|
Educational Leadership
• Higher Education Administration
• Needs-Based
|
Ed.D.
|
Face-to-Face
|
69 |
|
Bilingual Education
• Dual Language
• ESL
• Educational Leadership
|
M.Ed.
|
Online
|
36 |
Counseling
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• School Counseling
|
M.Ed.
|
Face-to-Face
|
60 |
Curriculum and Instruction
• Elementary Math and Science Education
• Mathematics Education
|
M.Ed.
|
Accelerated Online
|
30 |
|
Early Childhood
|
M.Ed.
|
Face-to-Face
|
36 |
|
Educational Leadership
|
M.Ed.
|
Face-to-Face & Accelerated Online
|
30 |
|
Educational Technology
|
M.Ed.
|
Face-to-Face & Accelerated Online |
30 |
Reading and Literacy
• Biliteracy
• Digital Literacy
• English/Adolescent Literacy
• Reading Specialist
|
M.Ed.
|
Online |
30 |
|
School Psychology
|
MA
|
Face-to-Face |
69 |
|
Special Education
|
M.Ed.
|
Accelerated Online |
30 |
|
Teacher Leadership*
|
M.Ed.
|
Face-to-Face |
30 |
|
Board Certified Behavior Analyst
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
18 |
|
Superintendent Certification
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face
|
15 |
|
Principal Certification
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face & Accelerated Online |
6-21 |
|
Certificado Avanzado en Educación Bilingüe++
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
15 |
|
Digital Literacy Leader
|
Certificate
|
Online |
12 |
|
E-Learning
|
Certificate
|
Accelerated Online |
12 |
|
Higher Education Teaching
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
12 |
| Online Instructional Designer* |
Certificate |
Accelerated Online
|
12 |
|
Reading Specialist Certification
|
Certificate
|
Online |
6 |
|
Secondary Bilingual Education
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
16 |
|
Technology Leadership in Education
|
Certificate
|
Accelerated Online |
9 |
|
TxVSN Digital Literacies
|
Certificate
|
Online |
12 |
College of Engineering and Computer Science
| MAJOR |
DEGREE |
MODE OF DELIVERY |
HOURS
|
Civil Engineering
• Construction and Structures
• Geotechnical and Transportation
• Energy and Utility Infrastructure
• Environmental and Water Resources
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
30-36
|
|
Computer Science
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
|
Electrical Engineering
|
MSE
|
Face-to-Face |
30-36 |
|
Engineering Management+
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face & Accelerated Online
|
30-36 |
|
Information Technology
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
Manufacturing Engineering
|
MSE
|
Face-to-Face |
30-36 |
|
Mechanical Engineering
• General
• Materials
|
MSE
|
Face-to-Face |
30-36 |
|
Materials
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
12 |
|
Mechanics and Design
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
12 |
|
Thermal Fluid Science
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
12 |
College of Fine Arts
| MAJOR |
DEGREE |
MODE OF DELIVERY |
HOURS
|
Art
• 2D Studio Art
• 3D Studio Art
• Design
|
MFA
|
Face-to-Face |
60
|
|
Creative Writing
|
MFA
|
Face-to-Face |
42 |
Interdisciplinary Studies
• Art History
|
MAIS
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
Music
• Conducting
• Ethnomusicology
• Multiple Instrument Performance*
• Music Education
• Performance
• Theory-Composition*
|
MM
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
|
Design
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
18 |
|
Latin American Art History
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
18 |
College of Health Professions
| MAJOR |
DEGREE |
MODE OF DELIVERY |
HOURS
|
|
Cooperative Pharmacy Program**
(with University of Texas at Austin)
|
Pharm.D.
|
Face-to-Face |
139
|
|
Rehabilitation Counseling
|
Ph.D.
|
Face-to-Face |
66 |
Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling
|
MS |
Face-to-Face
|
60 |
|
Communication Sciences and Disorders
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
58-64 |
|
Exercise Science
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
Health Sciences
• Clinical Laboratory Sciences
• Health Care Administration
• Healthcare Informatics
• Nutrition
|
MS
|
Accelerated Online |
36 |
|
Kinesiology
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
|
Occupational Therapy
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
71 |
|
Physician Assistant Studies
|
MPAS
|
Face-to-Face |
100 |
|
Physician Assistant Studies – Bridge Program
|
MPAS
|
Online |
16 |
|
Healthcare Informatics*
|
Certificate
|
Accelerated Online |
18 |
|
Clinical Laboratory Sciences*
|
Certificate
|
Accelerated Online |
18 |
|
Nutrition*
|
Certificate
|
Accelerated Online |
18 |
College of Liberal Arts
| MAJOR |
DEGREE |
MODE OF DELIVERY |
HOURS
|
|
Clinical Psychology
|
Ph.D.
|
Face-to-Face
|
96 |
|
Clinical Psychology
|
MA
|
Face-to-Face
|
48 |
|
Communication
|
MA
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
|
Criminal Justice+
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face & Accelerated Online
|
36 |
|
Disaster Studies
|
MA
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
English
• English Studies
• Linguistics
• Literature and Cultural Studies
• Rhetoric, Composition and Literacy
|
MA
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
|
English as a Second Language
|
MA
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
|
Experimental Psychology
|
MA
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
|
History
|
MA
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
Interdisciplinary Studies
• Anthropology
• English
• History
• Mexican American Studies
|
MAIS
|
Face-to-Face
|
36 |
Political Science
• Governance and Policy Processes
• World and Borderlands Politics
|
MA
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
Public Affairs
• Public Administration
• Public Policy
• Global Security Studies and Leadership
|
MPA
|
Face-to-Face & Accelerated Online
|
36 |
|
Sociology
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
Spanish
• Linguistics
• Latin American and Peninsular Literature
• Creative Writing
• Latina/o Literature and Language
|
MA
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
|
Spanish Translation and Interpreting
|
MA
|
Online |
36 |
|
Advanced Placement Spanish Literature
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
12 |
|
Board Certified Behavioral Analyst
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
15-18 |
|
Communication Training and Consulting
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
9 |
|
Court Interpreting
|
Certificate
|
Online |
15 |
|
Gender and Women’s Studies
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face
|
9 |
|
Healthcare Interpreting
|
Certificate
|
Online |
15 |
|
Literary Translation
|
Certificate
|
Online |
15 |
|
Localization and Audiovisual Translation
|
Certificate
|
Online |
15 |
|
Media Relations and Strategic Communication
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
9 |
|
Mexican American Studies
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
12 |
|
Secondary English Language Arts
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
12 |
|
Spanish Translation and Interpreting
|
Certificate
|
Online |
15 |
College of Sciences
| MAJOR |
DEGREE |
MODE OF DELIVERY |
HOURS
|
|
Cooperative Physics Program**
(with University of Texas at Arlington)
|
Ph.D.
|
Face-to-Face
|
48 |
|
Agricultural, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
|
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology*
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
30 |
|
Biology
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
|
Chemistry
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
30 |
Interdisciplinary Studies
• Science & Technology
|
MSIS
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Mathematics Teaching
• Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Statistics
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face & Online |
36 |
|
Ocean, Coastal and Earth Sciences
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
36 |
|
Physics
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
30 |
|
Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Biology*
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face |
9 |
School of Nursing
| MAJOR |
DEGREE |
MODE OF DELIVERY |
HOURS
|
|
Family Nurse Practitioner
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face |
48-51 |
|
Nursing Administration
|
MSN
|
Accelerated Online |
36 |
|
Nursing Education
|
MSN
|
Accelerated Online |
36 |
| Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner* |
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face
|
15 |
|
Post Master's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
|
Certificate
|
Online |
18 |
School of Social Work
| MAJOR |
DEGREE |
MODE OF DELIVERY |
HOURS
|
Social Work+
• Administration and Community Practice
• Direct Practice with Latino Individuals, Families, and Groups
|
MSSW
|
Face-to-Face & Accelerated Online |
33-63 |
|
Sustainable Community Health Promotion in Social Work*+
|
Certificate
|
Face-to-Face & Accelerated Online |
12
|
School of Medicine
| MAJOR |
DEGREE |
MODE OF DELIVERY |
HOURS
|
|
Bioethics*
|
MS
|
Face-to-Face & Online
|
30
|
|
Doctor of Medicine
|
M.D.
|
Face-to-Face |
180 |