Which University of Puerto Rico major has the lowest debt?

Special Education graduates leave with a median of $5,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 University of Puerto Rico bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does University of Puerto Rico cost?

Tuition and fees are $6,284 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $8,484 a year.

How many University of Puerto Rico programs report graduate pay?

7 bachelor's programs at University of Puerto Rico report first-year pay, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

University of Puerto Rico Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Bayamon, PR
2,851 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 University of Puerto Rico bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Accounting pays the most in the first year ($25,952), and Special Education the least ($9,503). The median program pays $11,899.

Tuition and fees$6,284Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$8,484Per year

Graduation rate37%Within 6 years

Admission rate35%Of applicants

All 7 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Puerto Rico" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Puerto Rico. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Puerto Rico
1	AccountingAbout 33 graduates a year	$25,952	$42,629	$5,500	6th of 17
2	BiologyAbout 54 graduates a year	$22,338	Not reported	$5,500	2nd of 11
3	Business AdministrationAbout 25 graduates a year	$14,895	$32,398	Not reported	11th of 11
4	Teacher EducationAbout 28 graduates a year	$11,899	$26,682	$5,500	6th of 8
5	Other Biological SciencesAbout 62 graduates a year	$11,062	$36,827	$5,500	1st of 2
6	MarketingAbout 28 graduates a year	$10,614	$35,550	Not reported	4th of 4
7	Special EducationAbout 33 graduates a year	$9,503	$23,226	$5,250	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and Puerto Rico ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Puerto Rico programs in the field do too.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Accounting$25,952
Biology$22,338
Business Administration$14,895
Teacher Education$11,899
Other Biological Sciences$11,062

Lowest median debt

Special Education$5,250
Accounting$5,500
Biology$5,500
Teacher Education$5,500
Other Biological Sciences$5,500

Largest programs

Other Biological SciencesAbout 62 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 54 graduates a year
AccountingAbout 33 graduates a year
Special EducationAbout 33 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 28 graduates a year

Common questions

Accounting graduates earn a median of $25,952 in their first year, the most of 7 University of Puerto Rico bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels