Puerto Rico Colleges and Majors, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- 332 programs report first-year pay
- 37 schools with program pages
- 11 field rankings
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
The median Puerto Rico bachelor's program pays its graduates $17,764 in their first year, $22,278 less than the national median. Of the 8 bachelor's fields ranked in Puerto Rico, accounting pays the most ($23,704) and diagnostic and treatment professions the least ($9,908). The median bachelor's program leaves its graduates with $10,508 in federal debt, compared with $25,000 nationally.
Pay and debt by credential
Medians across every Puerto Rico program at each credential that reports the figure, next to the national median.
Bachelor's fields in Puerto Rico, ranked
Each row is one field's median across its Puerto Rico bachelor's programs. Field names link to the full ranking of those programs.
Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.
Associate's fields in Puerto Rico, ranked
Each row is one field's median across its Puerto Rico associate's programs. Field names link to the full ranking of those programs.
One certificate field in Puerto Rico
Each row is one field's median across its Puerto Rico certificate programs. Field names link to the full ranking of those programs.
37 Puerto Rico schools
Every Puerto Rico school with at least one program page. School names link to the school's page, which ranks all its programs. Schools with one program link straight to that program.
"Programs" counts the school's programs that report first-year pay.
Common questions
The median accounting bachelor's program in Puerto Rico pays its graduates $23,704 in their first year, the most of 8 bachelor's fields ranked here. Business administration is next, at $20,513.
The median bachelor's program in Puerto Rico pays its graduates $17,764 in their first year, the median associate's program $16,262, and the median certificate program $13,175.
The median bachelor's program in Puerto Rico leaves its graduates with $10,508 in federal debt, the median associate's program $7,950, and the median certificate program $6,239, all lower than the national medians.
68 Puerto Rico schools report first-year pay for at least one program, 332 programs in all. 37 of them have at least one program with its own page here.
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.
- Medians are across programs, not students: each program counts once, however many graduates it has.
- 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 figures when their main campus is in another state.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release