Which Puerto Rico psychology program has the lowest debt?

UPR Rio Piedras reports the lowest median federal debt, $5,500, with first-year pay of $10,082.

How much do psychology graduates earn in Puerto Rico?

The median across 6 Puerto Rico psychology bachelor's programs is $18,386 in the first year after graduating and $26,161 five years after.

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

6 Puerto Rico programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

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

6 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Psychology, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Puerto Rico psychology bachelor's program pays its graduates $18,386 in their first year, $13,093 less than the national median. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce reports the highest first-year pay ($26,047), and UPR Rio Piedras the lowest median debt ($5,500).

Median first-year pay$18,386National $31,479

Median pay after 5 years$26,161National $49,019

Median federal debt$10,758National $25,624

Debt-to-earnings63%National 78%

All 6 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	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce · private nonprofit	$26,047	$25,518	$12,250	47%
2	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusCarolina · private nonprofit	$25,187	$30,656	$28,250	112%
3	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusSan Juan · private nonprofit	$19,063	$21,560	$16,766	88%
4	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo · private nonprofit	$17,709	$24,825	$10,516	59%
5	UPR Rio PiedrasSan Juan · public	$10,082	$29,938	$5,500	55%
6	UPR MayaguezMayaguez · public	$8,194	$30,688	$5,500	67%

6 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Puerto Rico psychology 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 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce$26,047
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus$25,187
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus$19,063
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus$17,709
UPR Rio Piedras$10,082

Lowest median debt

UPR Rio Piedras$5,500
UPR Mayaguez$5,500
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus$10,516
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce$12,250
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus$16,766

Lowest debt for the pay

"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 psychology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

$67,660

Median pay in Puerto Rico. 330 people work in this job in Puerto Rico. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 12% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.

Bottom 10%: $46,340Top 10%: $90,410

Social Science Research Assistants

$61,990

Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

$193,950

Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 300 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Common questions

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce in Ponce reports the highest median first-year pay, $26,047. Its median federal debt is $12,250.

Psychology (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked875 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 psychology 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