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Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico?

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is an engineering school. Electrical Engineering leads two years after completion at $40,467, with 64 degrees awarded.

Mechanical Engineering, the largest program at 80 degrees, follows two years after completion at $33,993. The spread between the highest- and lowest-earning programs among the largest five is wide.

Business Administration and Management is the lowest-earning program among the largest five, with $21,508 two years after completion and 18 degrees awarded. Industrial Engineering and Civil Engineering fall in between, at $25,194 and $24,615 two years after completion respectively.

The program mix is concentrated: Engineering accounts for 83.3% of degrees awarded, and 81.8% of bachelor's degrees are in STEM fields. A student considering the university is choosing among engineering and technical programs almost entirely, and the earnings variation within that set is worth weighing against the specific field.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Engineering355 · 83.3%
  • Computer science33 · 7.7%
  • Business18 · 4.2%
  • Architecture12 · 2.8%
  • Visual and performing arts8 · 1.9%

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Architecture small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Computer and Information Sciences, General33Too few graduates to report—
Mechanical Engineering80Too few graduates to report—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering64Too few graduates to report—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering64Too few graduates to report—
Computer Engineering50Too few graduates to report—
Industrial Engineering46Too few graduates to report—
Civil Engineering22Too few graduates to report—
Chemical Engineering20Too few graduates to report—
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Design and Applied Arts small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Business Administration, Management and Operations small degree count18Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Mechanical Engineering
80
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
64
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
64
Computer Engineering
50
Industrial Engineering
46
Computer and Information Sciences, General
33
Civil Engineering
22
Chemical Engineering
20
Business Administration, Management and Operations
18
Architecture
12

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Outcomes at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico are shaped by a degree mix that is overwhelmingly technical. Engineering accounts for 83.3% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Computer & Information Sciences a distant second at 7.8% and Business third at 4.2%.

Overall, 81.8% of degrees are in STEM fields. The university has 6 programs with published earnings data.

The largest single program is Mechanical Engineering, at 80 degrees a year. Its completers earn a median of $33,993 two years after completion.

Electrical Engineering graduates report the highest earnings two years after completion, at $40,467, from 64 degrees a year.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

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