Graduate Programs at Ponce Health Sciences University-East

Graduate School Overview

Ponce Health Sciences University-East is a Private, 4 years school located in Ponce, PR.

Ponce Health Sciences University-East Directory Information
School Name	Ponce Health Sciences University-East
Address	Urb Villa Flores Calle Acacia #1213, Ponce, PR 00731-0000
Phone	787-840-2575
Web	https://www.psm.edu
Online Application	https://mycampus.psm.edu/ICS/Future Students/Programs.jnz
Financial Info	https://www.psm.edu/financial-aid-services

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Ponce Health Sciences University-East is $15,431 in average. The school has 634 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 680 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,431
Student Population	634
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	7 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Ponce Health Sciences University-East is $15,431 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $493.

Ponce Health Sciences University-East offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$13,050
Required Fees	$3,150
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$493

Ponce Health Sciences University-East 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Ponce Health Sciences University-East is $15,431. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -4.75% 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
2019-2020	$18,014	$2,573
2020-2021	$18,036	$2,548
2021-2022	$11,523	$2,817
2022-2023	$13,050	$3,150
2023-2024	$12,155	$3,276

The graduate school tuition & fees of Ponce Health Sciences University-East is very expensive 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
Ponce Health Sciences University-East	$15,431
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 $17,420. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -39.01% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2019-2020	$8,400	$10,500
2020-2021	$8,400	$10,500
2021-2022	$8,400	$10,500
2022-2023	$10,800	$17,760
2023-2024	$11,320	$6,100

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $470 at Ponce Health Sciences University-East. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -4.67% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2019-2020	-
2020-2021	$489
2021-2022	$489
2022-2023	$493
2023-2024	$470

Graduate Programs at Ponce Health Sciences University-East

Ponce Health Sciences University-East offers 6 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 103 students have completed their study at Ponce Health Sciences University-East.

Offered Degrees at Ponce Health Sciences University-East
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	76
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	3
Doctor's degree - other	1	16
Post Master's Degree	2	8
Total	6	103

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling program with 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Psychology program with 59 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Clinical Psychology program with 16 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Ponce Health Sciences University-East
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	7
Neuroscience	✕	1

Popular Master's Programs at Ponce Health Sciences University-East
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Psychology	✕	59
School Psychology	✕	17

Popular Doctorate Programs at Ponce Health Sciences University-East
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Clinical Psychology	✕	16
Psychology	✕	3

Ponce Health Sciences University-East offers 6 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 103 students have completed their graduate studies.

76 students have earned/completed Master's program.
16 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
8 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Psychology [+]	✕	76 completers
Psychology	✕	59
School Psychology	✕	17
	Total	76

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Psychology [+]	✕	3 completers
Psychology	✕	3
	Total	3

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
Psychology [+]	✕	16 completers
Clinical Psychology	✕	16
	Total	16

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers
	✕	-
	Total	8

Graduate Student Population at Ponce Health Sciences University-East

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 634 students enrolled into Ponce Health Sciences University-East graduate schools where it has total 680 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 618 full-time and 16 part-time graduate students. By gender, 102 male and 532 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	634	102	532
Full-time	618	99	519
Part-tme	16	3	13

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

2 Black/African American (0.32%), 632 Hispanic (99.68%), and 0 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	634	102	532
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	2	1	1
Hispanic	632	101	531
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

Ponce Health Sciences University-East offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 634 graduate students (100.00% 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	634
Enrolled Online Exclusively	0
Enrolled Some Online Courses	634
Not in Online Courses	0