University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

San Juan, Puerto Rico · Public

All 41 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Puerto Rico high-school graduate (about $16,495/yr). Another 84 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,018
$30k to $48k	$8,553
$48k to $75k	$11,002
$75k to $110k	$11,925
$110k and up	$13,018
All families (average)	$9,175

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

41 of 125 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Puerto Rico high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,152	+$23,657	clears the bar	$5,500	0.2 yrs	216
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$30,052	+$13,557	clears the bar	$5,500	0.4 yrs	137
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$57,201	+$40,706	clears the bar	$5,750	0.1 yrs	122
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$31,930	+$15,435	clears the bar	$5,500	0.4 yrs	113
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$46,038	+$29,543	clears the bar	$5,500	0.2 yrs	107
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$25,442	+$8,947	clears the bar	$5,500	0.6 yrs	75
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$34,844	+$18,349	clears the bar	$5,500	0.3 yrs	70
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$33,957	+$17,462	clears the bar	$5,500	0.3 yrs	68
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$31,848	+$15,353	clears the bar	$5,500	0.4 yrs	66
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$43,731	+$27,236	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$57,851	+$41,356	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$41,417	+$24,922	clears the bar	$6,750	0.3 yrs	52
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$39,675	+$23,180	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	$35,023	+$18,528	clears the bar	$5,500	0.3 yrs	44
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$21,825	+$5,330	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Business	Master's Degree	$57,619	+$41,124	clears the bar	$13,750	0.3 yrs	43
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$33,833	+$17,338	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$24,071	+$7,576	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$24,409	+$7,914	clears the bar	$5,500	0.7 yrs	36
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$35,519	+$19,024	clears the bar	$12,000	0.6 yrs	35
Architecture	Master's Degree	$44,338	+$27,843	clears the bar	$13,500	0.5 yrs	34
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$40,173	+$23,678	clears the bar	$5,500	0.2 yrs	34
Social Work	Master's Degree	$34,329	+$17,834	clears the bar	$14,700	0.8 yrs	30
Information Science	Master's Degree	$40,414	+$23,919	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$35,481	+$18,986	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$32,524	+$16,029	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$26,341	+$9,846	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$43,665 1-year earnings	+$27,170	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$54,102	+$37,607	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$47,470	+$30,975	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$59,695	+$43,200	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
History	Bachelor's Degree	$31,943	+$15,448	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$31,499	+$15,004	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$35,103	+$18,608	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$32,433	+$15,938	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$38,827	+$22,332	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$33,207	+$16,712	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$30,145	+$13,650	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$40,076	+$23,581	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$29,950	+$13,455	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Law	Master's Degree	$54,370	+$37,875	clears the bar	$50,500	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	146
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Social Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Social Work	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Finance	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Law	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Library Science and Administration	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Natural Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Administrative and Office Support	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International Business	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($16,495/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.