Programs & majors brief
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras?
41 of 41 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 63 | $57,851 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 122 | $57,201 | #210 |
| Computer Science | 20 | $54,102 | — |
| Marketing | 107 | $46,038 | #192 |
| Chemistry | 64 | $43,731 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 52 | $41,417 | #280 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 34 | $40,173 | #77 |
| Biology, General | 216 | $40,152 | #319 |
| Natural Sciences | 50 | $39,675 | — |
| Economics small degree count | 13 | $38,827 | — |
| Sociology | 24 | $35,481 | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 15 | $35,103 | — |
| Environmental Design | 44 | $35,023 | #9 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 70 | $34,844 | #70 |
| Social Work | 68 | $33,957 | #202 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 40 | $33,833 | — |
| Journalism | 21 | $32,524 | — |
| Social Sciences, General small degree count | 13 | $32,433 | — |
| History small degree count | 19 | $31,943 | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 113 | $31,930 | #44 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 66 | $31,848 | #154 |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 18 | $31,499 | — |
| Psychology, General | 137 | $30,052 | #346 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 21 | $26,341 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 75 | $25,442 | #232 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 36 | $24,409 | #232 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 37 | $24,071 | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 43 | $21,825 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Education, Other | 27 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Managerial Economics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Commerce, General small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Environmental Design#9
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services#44
- Human Resources Management and Services Included by program size#70
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Included by program size#154
- Marketing Included by program size#192
- Social Work Included by program size#202
- Accounting and Related Services Included by program size#210
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#232
- Biology, General Included by program size#319
- Psychology, General Included by program size#346
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
The program pages for University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras compare fields by what graduates earn four years after completion, not by prestige. Four-year earnings are published for 28 programs, and 13 carry a national rank.
Degrees awarded cluster in Business at 24.8%, then Biological Sciences at 12.2% and Education at 9.4%. Program earnings cover federally aided completers four years after completion.
Biology is the largest program at 216 degrees awarded, ranked #319 nationally, with graduates earning $40,152 four years after completion. Environmental Design ranks #9 nationally with 44 degrees awarded, and graduates earn $35,023 four years after completion.
Accounting graduates earn $57,201 four years after completion, and the program ranks #210 nationally.
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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