by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Universidad Metropolitana landed the #1120 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, UMET took the #11 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Puerto Rico.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, UMET came in at #664.
UMET also ranked #4 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Puerto Rico.
The total graduate student population at UMET is made up of 66.9% women and 33.1% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 100.0% of the graduate student population at UMET. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,652 | $2,652 |
| Fees | $900 | $900 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from UMET is $28,189. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 52% lower than the national average of $58,425.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from UMET, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $43,648. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 42% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Universidad Metropolitana.
Contact details for UMET are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1399 Ave. Ana G. Mendez, San Juan, PR 00926-2602 |
| Phone: | 787-766-1717 |
| Website: | uagm.edu/ |
About 75.8% of the graduate students at Universidad Metropolitana took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 11 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 1 |
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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