Graduate earnings are in line with similar institutions.
What graduates earn 10 years after enrollment.
Annual salary at 10 years
Lower quartile earnings
Upper quartile earnings
How graduate earnings grow in the decade after enrollment.
UC Cayey graduates experience substantial earnings growth over their early career trajectory. Median earnings increase from $21,819 six years after enrollment to $26,854 at eight years and $30,958 at ten years, representing 41.9% growth between the six-year and ten-year measurement points.
How outcomes compare to similar institutions.
Graduate earnings fall below the peer average for similar institutions.
Financial justification for the investment.
Excellent affordability. Median debt of $5,000 is well under annual earnings, enabling comfortable repayment.
UC Cayey graduates carry exceptionally low debt burdens, with median debt of just $5,000 at graduation. This debt level ranks at the 92nd percentile nationally, meaning UC Cayey produces less indebted graduates than 92% of four-year institutions tracked.
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey generates modest return on educational investment, ranking at the 10.4th percentile nationally for return index performance. Graduates earn $30,958 ten years after enrollment, placing at the 8th percentile nationally for absolute earnings levels.
Approximately 26% of UC Cayey graduates continue to graduate or professional study based on program mix analysis, though this estimate carries low con...
Program mix explains much of the earnings story.
Biology leads UC Cayey's program earnings at $36,318 for 84 graduates, demonstrating the institution's strongest outcomes in scientific fields. Business Administration produces $29,017 for 28 graduates, while Analytical Chemistry generates $26,896 for 23 students, showing consistent mid-range performance in applied sciences.
The contrast with education and psychology programs, which typically produce earnings around $20,000, illustrates how program choice significantly impacts career trajectories at UC Cayey. These variations reflect different regional job markets and career structures rather than program quality differences, with science and business fields offering more direct pathways to higher-paying positions in the Puerto Rican economy.
See which programs drive the strongest earnings and career trajectories
The earnings distribution at UC Cayey spans from $20,415 at the 25th percentile to $48,488 at the 75th percentile, creating a 2.4:1 ratio between top and bottom quartile outcomes. This spread reflects program diversity rather than individual performance variation, with science and business graduates typically earning toward the higher end while education and psychology graduates cluster toward the lower range.
