Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
- Private nonprofit university
- Mercedita, PR
- About 10 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn less than graduates of most diagnostic and treatment professions programs nationally, $18,295 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $8,400 in federal loans, less than at 99% of diagnostic and treatment professions programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying diagnostic and treatment professions degrees in Puerto Rico.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Puerto Rico and national columns are the medians across all diagnostic and treatment professions bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce graduates earn less than the national figure but about $5,100 more than the Puerto Rico median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Puerto Rico diagnostic and treatment professions program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Puerto Rico medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 51% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $89 a month, or 5.8% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
$35,280Median pay in Puerto Rico. 1,300 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
Emergency Medical Technicians
$27,610Median pay in Puerto Rico. 650 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
Physician Assistants
$135,880Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
Respiratory Therapists
$35,000Median pay in Puerto Rico. 800 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.
About Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ranks 5th of 8 bachelor's programs at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($25,245), Security Science and Technology ($23,578), and Criminal Justice ($20,129).
Other diagnostic and treatment professions bachelor's programs near Mercedita
Common questions
The median graduate earns $18,295 one year after graduating and $27,703 five years after. The median across diagnostic and treatment professions bachelor's programs in Puerto Rico is $9,908.
The median federal loan balance is $8,400, which ranks 3rd lowest of 6 diagnostic and treatment professions bachelor's programs in Puerto Rico. That works out to about $89 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 46% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 43%. Compare the cost with other Puerto Rico programs before deciding.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Puerto Rico comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the diagnostic and treatment professions program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024