Graduate Programs at Caribbean University-Ponce

Graduate School Overview

Caribbean University-Ponce is a Private, 4 years school located in Ponce, PR.

Caribbean University-Ponce Directory Information
School Name	Caribbean University-Ponce
Address	AVE. EDNITA NAZARIO #1015, Ponce, PR 00716-7733
Phone	787-840-2955
Web	https://www.caribbean.edu
Online Application	https://www.caribbean.edu/B1_Requisitos_de_admision.html
Financial Info	https://www.caribbean.edu/Asistencia Economica.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Caribbean University-Ponce is $6,350 in average. The school has 101 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 506 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 32 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,350
Student Population	101
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	32 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Caribbean University-Ponce is $6,350 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $225.

Caribbean University-Ponce offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$5,200
Required Fees	$1,052
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$225

Caribbean University-Ponce offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Caribbean University-Ponce is $6,350. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.57% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,040	$1,052
2019-2020	$5,112	$1,112
2020-2021	$5,112	$1,052
2021-2022	$5,115	$1,052
2022-2023	$5,200	$1,052
2023-2024	$5,200	$1,150

The graduate school tuition & fees of Caribbean University-Ponce is average compared to private graduate schools in Puerto Rico. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Puerto Rico graduate tuition is $6,388 (public) / $6,184 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Caribbean University-Ponce	$6,350
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Puerto Rico Graduate Schools	$6,016	$7,321
Public	$6,313	$6,388
Private	$6,184

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $9,911. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$6,007	$1,911
2019-2020	$6,007	$1,911
2020-2021	$6,007	$1,911
2021-2022	$6,007	$1,911
2022-2023	$7,953	$1,958
2023-2024	$7,953	$1,958

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $229 at Caribbean University-Ponce. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.78% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$210
2019-2020	$213
2020-2021	$213
2021-2022	$213
2022-2023	$225
2023-2024	$229

Graduate Programs at Caribbean University-Ponce

Caribbean University-Ponce offers 7 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 21 students have completed their study at Caribbean University-Ponce.

Offered Degrees at Caribbean University-Ponce
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	17
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	4
Total	7	21

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Caribbean University-Ponce by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 7 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Philosophy (other) program with 4 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Caribbean University-Ponce
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	4	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	3	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	$23,200
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	1	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Caribbean University-Ponce
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy (other)	✕	4	-

Caribbean University-Ponce offers 7 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 21 students have completed their graduate studies.

17 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	3	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	7	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	$23,200
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	-	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	4	-
	Total	17

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Philosophy (other)	✕	4	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at Caribbean University-Ponce

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 101 students enrolled into Caribbean University-Ponce graduate schools where it has total 506 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 38 full-time and 63 part-time graduate students. By gender, 25 male and 76 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	101	25	76
Full-time	38	12	26
Part-tme	63	13	50

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

101 Hispanic (100.00%), and 0 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	101	25	76
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	101	25	76
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	0	0	0
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Caribbean University-Ponce offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 101 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	101
Enrolled Online Exclusively	101
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Caribbean University-Ponce. 2 students are aged 20 to 24 (1.98% of total students), 24 students are aged above 50 (23.76%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Caribbean University-Ponce.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	101	25	76
Age 22-24	2	0	2
Age 25-29	13	2	11
Age 30-34	11	5	6
Age 35-39	16	5	11
Age 40-49	35	7	28
Age 50-64	23	5	18
Over 64	1	1	0