Ponce Health Sciences University Graduate Schools

Ponce Health Sciences University (referred to as Ponce Health Sciences) is a Private, 4 years school located in Ponce, PR. It is classified as a Medical school and medical center school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Ponce Health Sciences University is $29,416 in average. The school has 821 students (all graduate).

Graduate School Overview

Ponce Health Sciences University (referred to as Ponce Health Sciences) is a Private, 4 years school located in Ponce, PR. It is classified as a Medical school and medical center school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/2003 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Ponce Health Sciences Directory Information
School NamePonce Health Sciences University (Ponce Health Sciences)
Address388 Calle Luis F. Sala, Ponce, PR 00716-2347
Phone575-575-2575
Webhttps://www.psm.edu
Online Applicationhttps://mycampus.psm.edu/ICS/Future Student/Programs.jnz
Financial Infohttps://www.psm.edu/financial-aid-services
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Ponce Health Sciences University is $29,416 in average. The school has 821 students (all graduate).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$29,416
Student Population821
Offered Degrees/ProgramsMaster's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs6 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio3 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Ponce Health Sciences University is $29,416 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $577.
Ponce Health Sciences University offers the alternative tuition plans.
Ponce Health Sciences University 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 OpportunitiesNo 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 is $29,416. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 40.34% 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
TuitionFees
2018-2019$16,110$2,550
2019-2020$18,014$2,573
2020-2021$18,036$2,548
2021-2022$18,036$2,925
2022-2023$26,266$3,150
The graduate school tuition & fees of Ponce Health Sciences is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Puerto Rico. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
Ponce Health Sciences University$29,416
All Graduate Schools$16,002$19,518
Public$11,454$20,592
Private$19,594
Puerto Rico Graduate Schools$5,841$6,975
Public$6,313$6,313
Private$6,088
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $577 at Ponce Health Sciences University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 19.21% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019-
2019-2020-
2020-2021$489
2021-2022$484
2022-2023$577
For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $68,707. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at Ponce Health Sciences University.
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Ponce Health Sciences University
TuitionFees
Medicine$65,557$3,150

Graduate Programs at Ponce Health Sciences

Ponce Health Sciences University offers 6 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, 207 students have completed their study at Ponce Health Sciences University.
Offered Degrees at Ponce Health Sciences University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree30109
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship204
Doctor's degree - other1094
Total60207
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Ponce Health Sciences University by award level.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) program with 74 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 94 completers.
Ponce Health Sciences University offers 6 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 207 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 109 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 94 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 74 completers-
Biomedical Sciences0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)74-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 35 completers-
Public Health35$21,000
Total109
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 completers-
Biomedical Sciences1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 completers$40,000
Public Health3-
Total4
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 94 completers$40,000
Medicine94-
Total94

Graduate Student Population at Ponce Health Sciences

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 783 students enrolled into Ponce Health Sciences University graduate schools where it has total 820 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 774 full-time and 9 part-time graduate students. By gender, 308 male and 475 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total783308475
Full-time774306468
Part-tme927
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 12 White (1.53%), 2 Black/African American (0.26%), 763 Hispanic (97.45%), 5 Asian (0.64%), and 1 students with other races.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total783308475
American Indian/Native American000
Asian523
Black/African American211
Hispanic763297466
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White1275
Two More000
Un-Known110
Non-resident Alien000
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Ponce Health Sciences University. 172 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.97% of total students), 4 students are aged above 50 (0.51%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Ponce Health Sciences University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total783308475
Age 20-21303
Age 22-2416960109
Age 25-29479205274
Age 30-34933756
Age 35-3921219
Age 40-4914311
Age 50-64413
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