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UPR Rio Piedras Majors & Degree Programs

25 Majors With Completions
3,760 Undergraduate Degrees

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In the latest year of available data, students from 25 majors graduated from University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras.

Available Degree Levels

At University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

Degree Level Offered
Certificate
Associate
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Doctorate

Completions: 2,590 undergraduate · 1,170 graduate (3,760 total)

Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras.

Most Popular Majors Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 1,880
Biology, General. 181
Psychology, General. 150
Law. 125
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 103

The Best-Paying Majors

Among University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.

Highest-Paying Majors Average Salary
Business/Commerce, General. $44,343
Finance and Financial Management Services. $29,611
Public Administration. $22,841
Human Resources Management and Services. $21,942
Social Work. $21,399

All Majors, Organized by Study Area

Explore the full list of majors at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, sorted by study area.

Multi-Disciplinary Studies

Major Graduates Average Salary
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 1,880 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Accounting and Related Services.
↳ Accounting.
95 NA
Marketing.
↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
63 $21,004
Finance and Financial Management Services.
↳ Finance, General.
43 $29,611
Business/Commerce, General. 41 $44,343
Human Resources Management and Services.
↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. · Labor and Industrial Relations.
34 $21,942
Business Administration, Management and Operations.
↳ Operations Management and Supervision. · Office Management and Supervision.
31 NA
Management Information Systems and Services.
↳ Management Information Systems, General.
13 NA
Business/Managerial Economics. 6 NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.
↳ Small Business Administration/Management.
1 NA
International Business.
↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce.
1 NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
↳ Business Statistics.
1 NA

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Major Graduates Average Salary
Biology, General.
↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
181 NA

Education

Major Graduates Average Salary
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.
↳ Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Drama and Dance Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · Spanish Language Teacher Education. · Social Studies Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · History Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · Biology Teacher Education. · Chemistry Teacher Education.
48 $14,325
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.
↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching.
47 $16,730
Curriculum and Instruction. 24 NA
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.
↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor.
22 NA
Educational Administration and Supervision.
↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General.
17 NA
Education, Other. 7 NA
Student Counseling and Personnel Services.
↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services.
5 NA
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research.
↳ Educational Evaluation and Research.
3 NA
Special Education and Teaching.
↳ Special Education and Teaching, General.
3 NA

Psychology

Major Graduates Average Salary
Psychology, General. 150 $12,250
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.
↳ Industrial and Organizational Psychology. · Community Psychology.
9 NA
Psychology, Other. 5 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Law. 125 NA
Non-Professional Legal Studies. 15 NA
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.
↳ Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General.
6 NA

Social Sciences

Major Graduates Average Salary
Political Science and Government.
↳ Political Science and Government, General.
39 NA
Anthropology.
↳ Anthropology, General.
28 NA
Social Sciences, General. 14 NA
Economics.
↳ Economics, General.
14 NA
Sociology.
↳ Sociology, General.
14 NA
Geography and Cartography.
↳ Geography.
12 NA
Social Sciences, Other. 3 NA

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Major Graduates Average Salary
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. · Comparative Literature. · Language Interpretation and Translation. · Linguistics.
103 $20,193
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
↳ Spanish Language and Literature.
15 NA

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Major Graduates Average Salary
Social Work. 70 $21,399
Public Administration. 28 $22,841
Major Graduates Average Salary
Environmental Design.
↳ Environmental Design/Architecture.
43 $15,370
Architecture. 28 NA
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. 23 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Journalism.
↳ Journalism, Other. · Journalism.
33 NA
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.
↳ Public Relations/Image Management.
33 NA
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.
↳ Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other.
28 NA

Visual and Performing Arts

Major Graduates Average Salary
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
33 $16,234
Fine and Studio Arts.
↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
25 $9,404
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management.
↳ Fine and Studio Arts Management.
23 NA
Music.
↳ Music, General.
1 NA

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Major Graduates Average Salary
Natural Sciences. 38 NA
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
15 NA

Physical Sciences

Major Graduates Average Salary
Chemistry.
↳ Chemistry, General. · Physical Chemistry.
42 NA
Physics.
↳ Physics, General.
6 NA

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Major Graduates Average Salary
Information Science/Studies. 28 NA
Computer Science. 14 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.
↳ Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor.
18 $17,648
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.
↳ Dietetics/Dietitian.
13 NA

Natural Resources and Conservation

Major Graduates Average Salary
Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
↳ Environmental Science.
25 NA

English Language and Literature/Letters

Major Graduates Average Salary
English Language and Literature, General. 14 NA
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. 10 NA

History

Major Graduates Average Salary
History.
↳ History, General. · European History. · History, Other.
18 NA

Mathematics and Statistics

Major Graduates Average Salary
Mathematics.
↳ Mathematics, General.
7 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Homeland Security.
↳ Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management.
7 NA

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Major Graduates Average Salary
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
↳ General Studies.
6 NA

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Major Graduates Average Salary
Philosophy. 6 NA

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness Studies, and Kinesiology

Major Graduates Average Salary
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.
↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology.
5 NA

Library Science

Major Graduates Average Salary
Library Science and Administration.
↳ Archives/Archival Administration. · Library Science and Administration, Other.
2 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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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