Which Puerto Rico accounting program has the lowest debt?

UPR Arecibo reports the lowest median federal debt, $5,300, with first-year pay of $15,679.

How much do accounting graduates earn in Puerto Rico?

The median across 17 Puerto Rico accounting bachelor's programs is $23,704 in the first year after graduating and $27,737 five years after.

How many accounting bachelor's programs are in Puerto Rico?

17 Puerto Rico programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

Accounting (Bachelor's) Programs in Puerto Rico, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

17 programs report first-year pay
14 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Accounting and Related Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Puerto Rico accounting bachelor's program pays its graduates $23,704 in their first year, $30,355 less than the national median. EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan reports the highest first-year pay ($31,705), and UPR Arecibo the lowest median debt ($5,300).

Median first-year pay$23,704National $54,059

Median pay after 5 years$27,737National $71,308

Median federal debt$11,795National $24,958

Debt-to-earnings58%National 45%

All 17 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San JuanSan Juan · private nonprofit	$31,705	Not reported	$12,262	39%
2	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan · private nonprofit	$28,872	$39,711	$15,499	54%
3	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo · private nonprofit	$27,904	$31,169	$26,617	95%
4	UPR Rio PiedrasSan Juan · public	$27,883	$45,459	$5,750	21%
5	Caribbean University-BayamonBayamon · private nonprofit	$26,619	$23,635	Not reported	Not reported
6	University of Puerto RicoBayamon · public	$25,952	$42,629	$5,500	21%
7	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusCarolina · private nonprofit	$25,582	$27,845	$18,000	70%
8	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-GuayamaGuayama · private nonprofit	$24,376	$22,808	Not reported	Not reported
9	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusSan Juan · private nonprofit	$23,704	$34,838	$22,802	96%
10	NUC UniversityBayamon · private for-profit	$23,656	$24,890	$24,042	102%
11	UPR MayaguezMayaguez · public	$19,424	$42,332	$8,000	41%
12	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita · private nonprofit	$18,319	$23,606	$11,328	62%
13	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce · private nonprofit	$15,925	$26,956	$18,750	118%
14	UPR AreciboArecibo · public	$15,679	$27,629	$5,300	34%
15	UPR HumacaoHumacao · public	$11,852	$32,760	$5,500	46%
16	University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey · public	$10,252	$39,442	Not reported	Not reported
17	UPR AguadillaAguadilla · public	$7,035	$25,201	$5,500	78%

Caribbean University-Bayamon, Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama, and University of Puerto Rico at Cayey report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Puerto Rico accounting 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 the 14 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan$31,705
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro$28,872
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus$27,904
UPR Rio Piedras$27,883
Caribbean University-Bayamon$26,619

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

UPR Rio Piedras21%
University of Puerto Rico21%
UPR Arecibo34%
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan39%
UPR Mayaguez41%

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to accounting, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Accountants and Auditors

$43,530

Median pay in Puerto Rico. 12,370 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 115,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $27,530Top 10%: $77,860

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$28,700

Median pay in Puerto Rico. 6,650 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 144,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: some college, no degree.

Bottom 10%: $22,900Top 10%: $44,830

Financial Managers

$90,660

Median pay in Puerto Rico. 3,800 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $55,820Top 10%: $170,900

Financial and Investment Analysts

$63,000

Median pay in Puerto Rico. 1,460 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $40,920Top 10%: $112,320

Common questions

EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan in San Juan reports the highest median first-year pay, $31,705. Its median federal debt is $12,262.

Accounting (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked636 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the accounting bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024