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# Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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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.

-   Engineering**355 · 83.3%**
-   Computer science**33 · 7.7%**
-   Business**18 · 4.2%**
-   Architecture**12 · 2.8%**
-   Visual and performing arts**8 · 1.9%**

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Architecture small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 80 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 64 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 64 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering | 50 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Industrial Engineering | 46 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Civil Engineering | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## 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](#page-sources)

## 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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## 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](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

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

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).