Azimuth places the return pillar for University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez in the 24th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completion, federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $51,164, in the 21st percentile.
That falls $6,137 below the peer median of $57,301 for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $10,666 more than the model expects for similar students.
That result is at the 85th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $9,740.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $926. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $7,796.
At University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled four years after graduation earn a median of $51,164 from a cohort of 2,142 completers. That median sits at the 21st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
It is $6,137 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $10,666 more than the model expects for similar students.
That places earnings beyond expectations at the 85th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The program mix yields earnings scenarios from $31,315 on the downside to $86,172 on the upside, with $51,164 as the typical outcome.
An estimated 33.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Four years after completion, federally aided graduates of University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $51,164. That median sits at the 21st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, and it is $6,137 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks the university #1,114 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $10,666 more than the model expects for similar students.
Earnings beyond expectations measure the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students. That result falls at the 85th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $9,740. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $926.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $7,796. The program mix centers on Engineering and Biological Sciences, alongside Agriculture & Natural Resources, with smaller groups of graduates in other areas.
Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from $31,315 on the downside to $86,172 on the upside, reflecting that mix. An estimated 33.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a wide spread: from $31,315 on the downside to $86,172 on the upside, with $51,164 as the typical scenario. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
At the upper end, Computer Engineering graduates earn $96,870 four years after completion, and Electrical Engineering graduates earn $91,631. Mechanical Engineering, the second-largest program on campus, reports $82,511.
At University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, the published cost of attendance is $21,637. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $17,936, which is $3,868 above the peer median of $14,068.
Net prices are nearly flat across income bands: from $17,939 for families earning under $30,000 to $18,466 for those earning over $110,000, a spread of just $527. Borrowers who finish leave with a median of $8,250 in federal student loans, $12,979 below the $21,229 median for comparable institutions.
Graduates earn about $10,666 more than the model expects for similar students. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $94 a month if repaid over ten years.