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# University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras?

The highest-earning programs at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras are concentrated in business fields, but the single largest program by degrees awarded is in the sciences. Biology awards 216 degrees a year, the most of any program, with median earnings of $40,152 four years after completion.

[Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #319 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. In contrast, Finance graduates earn $57,851, the highest figure at the university, from 63 degrees awarded.

Accounting follows closely at $57,201 with 122 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #210 nationally in its field. At the more moderate end, Psychology awards 137 degrees and its graduates earn $30,052.

The earnings picture across programs is mixed: the largest fields do not overlap with the highest-paying ones, and the spread between them is wide.

### 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**440 · 24.7%**
-   Biological sciences**216 · 12.1%**
-   Education**168 · 9.4%**
-   Psychology**137 · 7.7%**
-   Social sciences**135 · 7.6%**
-   Other**682 · 38.4%**

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41 of 41 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Finance and Financial Management Services 63 degrees awarded**
$57,851

**Accounting and Related Services 122 degrees awarded**
$57,201

**Computer Science 20 degrees awarded**
$54,102

**Marketing 107 degrees awarded**
$46,038

**Chemistry 64 degrees awarded**
$43,731

**Political Science and Government 52 degrees awarded**
$41,417

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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](#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-Rio Piedras?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Biology, General**
216

**Psychology, General**
137

**Accounting and Related Services**
122

**Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services**
113

**Marketing**
107

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
75

**Human Resources Management and Services**
70

**Social Work**
68

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**
66

**Chemistry**
64

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Environmental Design**#9**
2.  Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services**#44**
3.  Human Resources Management and Services Included by program size**#70**
4.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Included by program size**#154**
5.  Marketing Included by program size**#192**
6.  Social Work Included by program size**#202**
7.  Accounting and Related Services Included by program size**#210**
8.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size**#232**
9.  Biology, General Included by program size**#319**
10.  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.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## 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](/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/).