Graduate Programs at Universidad Central de Bayamon

Graduate School Overview

Universidad Central de Bayamon (referred to as UCB) is a Private, 4 years school located in Bayamon, PR.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1971 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UCB Directory Information
School Name	Universidad Central de Bayamon (UCB)
Address	Avenida Zaya Verde La Milagrosa Barrio Hato Tejas, Bayam, PR 00960-1725
Phone	787-786-3030
Web	https://www.ucb.edu.pr
Online Application	https://www.ucb.edu.pr/web/?page_id=2630
Financial Info	https://www.ucb.edu.pr/asistencia_economica1.php

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UCB is $6,502 in average. The school has 173 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 784 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 69 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,502
Student Population	173
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	69 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UCB is $6,502 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $221.

UCB offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$5,292
Required Fees	$1,130
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$221

UCB 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Universidad Central de Bayamon is $6,502. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.25% 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	$6,450	$1,183
2019-2020	$6,450	$1,183
2020-2021	$5,232	$1,132
2021-2022	$5,292	$1,130
2022-2023	$5,292	$1,130
2023-2024	$5,292	$1,210

The graduate school tuition & fees of UCB 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
Universidad Central de Bayamon	$6,502
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 living costs are $11,371 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at UCB.

On-campus living costs are increased by 28.40% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $11,371. Off-campus living costs are increased by 28.40% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	-	-	$7,524	$4,401
2019-2020	$5,724	$4,401	$7,524	$4,401
2020-2021	$2,700	$3,996	$4,860	$3,996
2021-2022	$2,700	$3,996	$4,860	$3,996
2022-2023	$4,860	$3,996	$4,860	$3,996
2023-2024	$5,962	$5,409	$5,962	$5,409

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $224 at Universidad Central de Bayamon. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.36% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$215
2019-2020	$215
2020-2021	$218
2021-2022	$221
2022-2023	$221
2023-2024	$224

Graduate Programs at UCB

Universidad Central de Bayamon offers 29 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, 68 students have completed their study at Universidad Central de Bayamon.

Offered Degrees at Universidad Central de Bayamon
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	50
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0
Post Master's Degree	9	18
Total	29	68

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Universidad Central de Bayamon by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities program with 8 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor program with 14 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Universidad Central de Bayamon
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	✕	8	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	3	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	3	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	1	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Universidad Central de Bayamon
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	14	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	5	$23,700
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	5	-
Accounting	✕	4	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	4	-

Universidad Central de Bayamon offers 29 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 68 students have completed their graduate studies.

50 students have earned/completed Master's program.
18 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	✕	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	5	$23,700
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	1	-
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (other)	✕	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	4	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	1	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	3	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	5	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	3	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	14	-
Business [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	-	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	1	-
Accounting	✕	4	-
Finance	✕	4	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	3	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	-	-
	Total	50

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	3	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	-	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	3	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	1	-
	Total	18

Graduate Student Population at UCB

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 173 students enrolled into Universidad Central de Bayamon graduate schools where it has total 784 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 91 full-time and 82 part-time graduate students. By gender, 55 male and 118 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	173	55	118
Full-time	91	31	60
Part-tme	82	24	58

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

171 Hispanic (98.84%), and 2 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	173	55	118
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	171	53	118
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	2	2	0

Universidad Central de Bayamon offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 112 graduate students (64.74% 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	173
Enrolled Online Exclusively	0
Enrolled Some Online Courses	112
Not in Online Courses	61

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Universidad Central de Bayamon. 14 students are aged 20 to 24 (8.09% of total students), 29 students are aged above 50 (16.76%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Universidad Central de Bayamon.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	173	55	118
Age 20-21	1	0	1
Age 22-24	13	3	10
Age 25-29	33	13	20
Age 30-34	29	6	23
Age 35-39	13	2	11
Age 40-49	55	17	38
Age 50-64	23	9	14
Over 64	6	5	1