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University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo?

The largest programs at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo show a tight earnings band, with most clustered in the mid-to-upper $30,000s four years after completion. Nursing leads in both size and pay, with 123 degrees awarded and median earnings of $38,478.

Azimuth ranks it #302 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology is close behind, awarding 108 degrees and posting median earnings of $37,027.

Its national rank of #40 is not the strongest among the large programs here. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians graduates earn $36,328 from 52 degrees a year, and Azimuth ranks it #27 nationally.

A few programs sit at more moderate levels. Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians awards 69 degrees and its graduates earn $22,550, while Business Administration and Management graduates earn $30,948 from 42 degrees awarded.

The contrast is between a cluster of health and science programs with earnings in the upper $30,000s and a handful of fields where pay is lower.

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.

  • Health professions123 · 23.7%
  • Biological sciences108 · 20.8%
  • Business88 · 16.9%
  • Communications technologies69 · 13.3%
  • Engineering technologies52 · 10.0%
  • Other80 · 15.4%

11 of 11 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 123 degrees awarded
$38,478
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology 108 degrees awarded
$37,027
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians 52 degrees awarded
$36,328
Accounting and Related Services 30 degrees awarded
$34,294
Marketing 16 degrees awarded
$32,259
Business Administration, Management and Operations 42 degrees awarded
$30,948

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing123$38,478#302
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology108$37,027#40
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians52$36,328#27
Accounting and Related Services30$34,294#289
Marketing small degree count16$32,259—
Business Administration, Management and Operations42$30,948—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology38$25,528#19
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count19$25,502—
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians69$22,550—
Computer Science small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count6Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
123
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
108
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
69
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
52
Business Administration, Management and Operations
42
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
38
Accounting and Related Services
30
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
19
Computer Science
17
Marketing
16

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

How do University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology#19
  2. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians#27
  3. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology#40
  4. Accounting and Related Services Included by program size#289
  5. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#302

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

What graduates earn four years after completion depends heavily on the field they choose. Azimuth weighs those earnings among federally aided completers, together with debt and cohort size, rather than reputation.

Nine programs at University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo publish earnings data, and five carry an Azimuth national rank. Health Professions leads the degree mix at 23.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Biological Sciences at 20.8% and Business at 16.9%.

Nursing is the largest single program, with 123 degrees awarded and median earnings of $38,478 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #302 nationally and #1 in Puerto Rico.

Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology holds the university's best national rank at #19, with median earnings of $25,528. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians ranks #27 nationally and #1 in Puerto Rico, with median earnings of $36,328.

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.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.