University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Earnings: $51K (2026)

How much do University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez graduates earn?

The reported median is $51,164 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is -$6,137 per year.

Azimuth places the return 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 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.

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.

An estimated 33.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $51,164
Rank for difference from expectations: 85th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez reported median: $51,164
Peer schools comparable schools · $6,137 above University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $10,666 below University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez: $40,498

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $31,315
Median · reported: $51,164
Higher estimate: $86,172

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez graduates’ reported earnings are $10,666 above that expectation, the 85th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez report the highest earnings?

The five largest programs at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez span a wide earnings range, from $30,372 in Psychology to $96,870 in Computer Engineering. Engineering fields dominate the high end, while the life sciences and social sciences sit at more moderate levels.

Biology awards the most degrees, at 177 a year, and its graduates earn a median of $40,422 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks the program #332 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Mechanical Engineering is the second-largest program, with 141 degrees awarded and median earnings of $82,511. Azimuth ranks it #153 nationally and #1 in Puerto Rico within its field. Computer Engineering, with 111 degrees awarded, ranks #54 nationally.

Engineering accounts for 31.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Biological Sciences at 16.2% and Agriculture & Natural Resources at 13.0%. Azimuth ranks 22 of the university's programs nationally.

The largest single program is Biology, with 177 degrees awarded and median earnings of $40,422 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #332 within its field.

The highest-earning program is Computer Engineering, at $96,870 from 111 degrees a year. Azimuth ranks it #54 nationally.

Agricultural Mechanization is the best-ranked program, at #8 nationally, with 22 degrees awarded and median earnings of $40,931 four years after completion.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a wide range. The downside earnings scenario is $31,315, the typical scenario is $51,164, and the upside reaches $86,172.

That spread reflects the mix of fields. Computer Engineering graduates earn $96,870 four years out, while among the largest programs, Psychology sits at $30,372.

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.

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.