by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Business Support & Assistant Services is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in business support, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UPR Mayaguez was ranked #140 on College Factual's Best Schools for business support list.
Here are some of the other rankings for UPR Mayaguez.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UPR Mayaguez paid an average of $186 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $124 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,968 | $5,962 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,168 | $2,168 |
Learn more about UPR Mayaguez tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Business Support students who received their bachelor’s degree at UPR Mayaguez took out an average of $7,000 in student loans. That is 55% lower than the national average of $15,548.
The median early career salary of business support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UPR Mayaguez is $24,421 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $24,280.
UPR Mayaguez does not offer an online option for its business support bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPR Mayaguez Online Learning page.
Women made up around 91.7% of the business support students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.4%.
Around 91.7% of business support bachelor’s degree recipients at UPR Mayaguez in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Business Support & Assistant Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business support and assistant services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 22 |
| Accounting | 58 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 19 |
| Human Resource Management | 18 |
| Marketing | 26 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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