University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Earnings: $36K (2026)

How much do University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras graduates earn?

The reported median is $36,313 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is -$20,988 per year.

Azimuth places the return for University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras in the 3rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled show a median of $36,313 four years after completion, at the 3rd percentile.

The peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $57,301, and earnings here run $20,988 below that median. Graduates earn about $2,749 less than expects for similar students.

That places the result in the 44th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,998.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $5,747. The STEM component of the measured factors adds $1,405.

The earnings scenarios show a range from $27,329 on the downside to $52,629 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

At the higher end, Finance graduates earn $57,851 four years after completion, from 63 degrees awarded. Accounting follows at $57,201, with 122 degrees awarded.

An estimated 35.8% 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, and the reported median may understate eventual earnings for some fields.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $36,313
Rank for difference from expectations: 44th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras reported median: $36,313
Peer schools comparable schools · $20,988 above University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $2,749 above University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras: $39,062

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: $27,329
Median · reported: $36,313
Higher estimate: $52,629

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-Rio Piedras 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-Rio Piedras graduates’ reported earnings are $2,749 below that expectation, the 44th 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-Rio Piedras caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

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

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 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.

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras has 13 nationally ranked bachelor's programs, with 28 fields reporting earnings data. The strongest national ranks sit in smaller programs: Environmental Design ranks #9 in its field, and Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services ranks #44.

The largest programs tell a different story. Biology awards 216 degrees a year and ranks #319 nationally, with median earnings of $40,152 four years after completion.

Psychology follows at 137 degrees, ranking #346 and earning $30,052. The highest earnings come from Finance, at $57,851 from 63 degrees awarded.

Accounting is close behind at $57,201, with 122 degrees and a national rank of #210. A student drawn to the largest programs should know that the best-paid fields are not the biggest ones.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a downside of $27,329, a typical outcome of $36,313, and an upside of $52,629. The spread reflects the variation by field: Finance reaches $57,851 at the high end, while Psychology, a large program, sits at $30,052.

The median for federally aided completers at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras who are working and not enrolled four years after completion is $36,313. The earnings cohort includes 1,959 completers.

Among nonprofit four-year institutions, that figure is at the 3rd percentile. Comparable institutions (same type and size) have a median of $57,301.

That leaves this median $20,988 below the peer level. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix stretch from $27,329 on the downside to $52,629 on the upside.

The typical earnings scenario lands at $36,313 for the program mix. Based on the program mix, an estimated 35.8% of graduates continue to graduate study.

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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