Graduate Programs at Universidad Central Del Caribe

Graduate School Overview

Universidad Central Del Caribe (referred to as UCC) is a Private, 4 years school located in Bayamon, PR.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/2003 - Current).

UCC Directory Information
School Name	Universidad Central Del Caribe (UCC)
Address	Ramon Ruiz Arnau University Hospital Laurel Ave, Bayamon, PR 00960-6032
Phone	787-798-3001
Web	https://www.uccaribe.edu
Online Application	https://www.uccaribe.edu/admission/?page_id=1065
Financial Info	https://www.uccaribe.edu/admission/?page_id=1144

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UCC is $7,495 in average. The school has 410 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 522 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 19 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$7,495
Student Population	410
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	19 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UCC is $7,495 in average for the academic year 2022-2023.

UCC offers the alternative tuition planstuition guarantee, including tuition guarantee.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$5,400
Required Fees	$2,128
Tuition	$0

UCC 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 are provided for their students.

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

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Universidad Central Del Caribe is $7,495. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.44% 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	$5,367	$1,897
2019-2020	$5,367	$1,922
2020-2021	$5,367	$1,922
2021-2022	$5,367	$1,935
2022-2023	$5,400	$2,128
2023-2024	$5,367	$2,128

The graduate school tuition & fees of UCC is relatively 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
Universidad Central Del Caribe	$7,495
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 $16,500. 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	$9,000	$7,254
2019-2020	$9,000	$7,254
2020-2021	$9,000	$7,500
2021-2022	$9,000	$7,500
2022-2023	$9,000	$7,500
2023-2024	$9,000	$7,500

For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $46,622.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for medical school at UCC.

Medical School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Universidad Central Del Caribe
	Tuition	Fees
Chiropractic	$38,048	$10,215
Medicine	$42,255	$4,367

Graduate Programs at UCC

Universidad Central Del Caribe offers 13 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, 95 students have completed their study at Universidad Central Del Caribe.

Offered Degrees at Universidad Central Del Caribe
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	8	3
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	4
Doctor's degree - other	2	87
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	1
Total	13	95

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Universidad Central Del Caribe by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling program with 3 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 70 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Universidad Central Del Caribe
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Universidad Central Del Caribe
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	3	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	-	-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	✕	-	-
Cell Biology and Anatomy	✕	-	-
Microbiology and Immunology	✕	-	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Universidad Central Del Caribe
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Medicine	✕	70	-
Chiropractic	✕	17	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	3	-
Neuroscience	✕	1	-

Universidad Central Del Caribe offers 13 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 95 students have completed their graduate studies.

3 students have earned/completed Master's program.
87 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
1 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	-	-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	✕	-	-
Cell Biology and Anatomy	✕	-	-
Microbiology and Immunology	✕	-	-
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences (other)	✕	-	-
Pharmacology	✕	-	-
Neuroscience	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	3	-
	Total	3

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	3	-
Neuroscience	✕	1	-
	Total	4

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	87 completers	-
Chiropractic	✕	17	-
Medicine	✕	70	-
	Total	87

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at UCC

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 410 students enrolled into Universidad Central Del Caribe graduate schools where it has total 522 students including undergraduate students. By gender, 172 male and 238 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	410	172	238
Full-time	410	172	238

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

There are 1 White (0.24%), 1 Black/African American (0.24%), 388 Hispanic (94.63%), 2 Asian (0.49%), and 18 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	410	172	238
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	2	2	0
Black/African American	1	0	1
Hispanic	388	165	223
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1	0	1
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	17	5	12
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Universidad Central Del Caribe offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 410 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	410
Enrolled Online Exclusively	0
Enrolled Some Online Courses	410
Not in Online Courses	0