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# University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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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.

-   Business**132 · 33.2%**
-   Homeland security**110 · 27.6%**
-   Psychology**86 · 21.6%**
-   Communications technologies**33 · 8.3%**
-   Communication**15 · 3.8%**
-   Other**22 · 5.5%**

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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.

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

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 59 | $36,742 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 78 | $32,928 | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 86 | $26,214 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 31 | $22,039 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 29 | $21,492 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 15 | $18,739 | — |
| Graphic Communications | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Security Science and Technology | 32 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Design and Applied Arts small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services small degree count | 13 | 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 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](#page-sources)

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

## 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](/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/).