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The bachelor's program at UPR Medical Sciences was ranked #619 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #1 in Puerto Rico.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences handed out 75 bachelor's degrees in nursing. This is an increase of 10% over the previous year when 68 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UPR Medical Sciences. This makes it the #381 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 2 students received their doctoral degrees in nursing in 2021, making the school the #347 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UPR Medical Sciences go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $14,847 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UPR Medical Sciences, nursing students borrow a median amount of $6,025 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all nursing bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from UPR Medical Sciences. About 13% were men and 87% were women.
The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 100% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences with a bachelor's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 75 |
White | 0 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in nursing from UPR Medical Sciences. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men.
The majority of the master's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 95% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences with a master's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
White | 0 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Public Health | 109 |
Medicine | 100 |
Dentistry | 52 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 50 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 43 |
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