NUC University Graduate Schools

NUC University (referred to as NUC) is a Private, 4 years school located in Bayamon, PR. NUC University is a historically black school. NUC University is a tribal college. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at NUC University is $9,590 in average. The school has 1,320 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 26,720 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (6/27/2013 - Current[Estimated Date]).

NUC Directory Information
School Name	NUC University (NUC)
Address	Carr. #2 Edificio National College Plaza, Bayamon, PR 960
Phone	787-982-3000
Web	https://www.nuc.edu
Online Application	https://www.nuc.edu
Financial Info	https://www.nuc.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at NUC University is $9,590 in average. The school has 1,320 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 26,720 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 94 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,590
Student Population	1,320
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	94 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at NUC University is $9,590 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $370.

NUC University offers the alternative tuition plans.

NUC University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

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 & Programs
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 NUC University is $9,590. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -30.48% 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	$3,510	$375
2019-2020	$3,510	$375
2020-2021	$3,510	$375
2021-2022	$13,320	$475
2022-2023	$8,880	$710

The graduate school tuition & fees of NUC is expensive compared to private graduate schools in Puerto Rico. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the Puerto Rico graduate tuition is $6,313 (public) / $6,088 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
NUC University	$9,590
All Graduate Schools	$16,006	$19,532
Public	$11,452	$20,604
Private	$19,609
Puerto Rico Graduate Schools	$5,841	$6,975
Public	$6,313	$6,313
Private	$6,088

For academic year 2022-2023, the off-campus living costs are $10,704. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -1.59% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$6,652	$5,899
2019-2020	$6,843	$6,317
2020-2021	$7,108	$4,238
2021-2022	$7,794	$3,083
2022-2023	$7,232	$3,472

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $370 at NUC University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$195
2019-2020	$195
2020-2021	$195
2021-2022	$370
2022-2023	$370

Graduate Programs at NUC

NUC University offers 12 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 502 students have completed their study at NUC University.

Offered Degrees at NUC University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	11	499
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	3
Total	12	502

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at NUC University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 3 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Nursing Education program with 147 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at NUC University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at NUC University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Education	✕	147	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	98	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	95	$31,800
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	61	-
Marketing (other)	✕	50	-

NUC University offers 12 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 502 students have completed their graduate studies.

499 students have earned/completed Master's program.
3 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✕	8	-
Education [+]	✕	76 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	7	-
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)	✕	8	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	61	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	172 completers	-
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	✕	0	-
Nursing Education	✕	147	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	24	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	243 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	95	$31,800
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	98	-
Marketing (other)	✕	50	-
	Total	499

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-
	Total	3

Graduate Student Population at NUC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,189 students enrolled into NUC University graduate schools where it has total 26,720 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 453 full-time and 736 part-time graduate students. By gender, 300 male and 889 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	1,189	300	889
Full-time	453	113	340
Part-tme	736	187	549

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

1 Black/African American (0.08%), 1,180 Hispanic (99.24%), and 8 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,189	300	889
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	1	0	1
Hispanic	1,180	299	881
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	0	0	0
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	7	1	6
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

NUC University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 635 graduate students (53.41% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 554 graduate students (46.59% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,189
Enrolled Online Exclusively	635
Enrolled Some Online Courses	554
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at NUC University. 24 students are aged 20 to 24 (2.02% of total students), 134 students are aged above 50 (11.27%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at NUC University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,189	300	889
Age 22-24	24	9	15
Age 25-29	231	69	162
Age 30-34	247	62	185
Age 35-39	220	55	165
Age 40-49	333	75	258
Age 50-64	128	29	99
Over 64	6	1	5