Programs & majors brief

University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Majors & Programs

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

Business accounts for 33.2% of degrees awarded, followed by Security & Protective Services at 27.6% and Psychology at 21.6%. Across all fields, 11.5% of degrees are in STEM.

Hospitality Administration/Management is the highest-earning program at $36,742 four years after completion, from 59 degrees awarded. That is 0.65x the national median for its field.

Criminal Justice is next at $32,928, with 78 degrees awarded. The largest program, Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, awards 86 degrees a year and shows median earnings of $26,214, or 0.52x the national median.

At the lower end of the largest programs with published earnings, Business Administration and Management reports $21,492 from 29 degrees awarded.

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.

  • Business132 · 33.2%
  • Homeland security110 · 27.6%
  • Psychology86 · 21.6%
  • Communications technologies33 · 8.3%
  • Communication15 · 3.8%
  • Other22 · 5.5%

11 of 11 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Hospitality Administration/Management 59 degrees awarded
$36,742
Criminal Justice and Corrections 78 degrees awarded
$32,928
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology 86 degrees awarded
$26,214
Finance and Financial Management Services 31 degrees awarded
$22,039
Business Administration, Management and Operations 29 degrees awarded
$21,492
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 15 degrees awarded
$18,739

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
Hospitality Administration/Management59$36,742—
Criminal Justice and Corrections78$32,928—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology86$26,214—
Finance and Financial Management Services31$22,039—
Business Administration, Management and Operations29$21,492—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count15$18,739—
Graphic Communications33Too few graduates to report—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Security Science and Technology32Too few graduates to report—
Design and Applied Arts small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services small degree count13Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

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

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
86
Criminal Justice and Corrections
78
Hospitality Administration/Management
59
Graphic Communications
33
Security Science and Technology
32
Finance and Financial Management Services
31
Business Administration, Management and Operations
29
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
15
Design and Applied Arts
15
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
13

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

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

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Outcomes at University of Puerto Rico-Carolina vary sharply by field of study. The university publishes earnings data for 6 programs.

Three families dominate the bachelor's degrees awarded: Business at 33.2%, Security & Protective Services at 27.6%, and Psychology at 21.6%. Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology is the largest single program, with 86 degrees awarded and median earnings of $26,214 four years after completion.

Hospitality Administration/Management reports the highest median earnings four years after completion, at $36,742, from 59 degrees awarded. Criminal Justice completers earn a median of $32,928 four years after completion; the program awarded 78 degrees.

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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