Graduate Programs at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

Graduate School Overview

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is a Private, 4 years school located in Hato Rey, PR.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1985 - Current).

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Directory Information
School Name	Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Address	377 Ponce de Leon Ave, Hato Rey, PR 919
Phone	787-622-8000
Web	https://www.pupr.edu
Online Application	https://mypoly.pupr.edu/ICS/Admissions/Admissions_and_Recruitment.jnz?portlet=Apply_to_PUPR
Financial Info	https://www.pupr.edu/services/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is $6,144 in average. The school has 579 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,244 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 37 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$6,144
Student Population	579
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	37 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is $6,144 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $275.

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$4,950
Required Fees	$900
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$275

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico 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, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is $6,144. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.03% 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	$4,680	$810
2019-2020	$4,680	$840
2020-2021	$4,680	$840
2021-2022	$4,680	$840
2022-2023	$4,950	$900
2023-2024	$5,184	$960

The graduate school tuition & fees of Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico 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 Politecnica de Puerto Rico	$6,144
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 $18,503 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.

On-campus living costs are increased by 6.81% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,261. Off-campus living costs are increased by 5.19% 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	$11,928	$7,216	$11,928	$7,216
2019-2020	$11,928	$7,226	$11,928	$7,226
2020-2021	$11,928	$7,216	$11,928	$7,216
2021-2022	$9,990	$7,413	$11,928	$7,413
2022-2023	$9,990	$7,333	$11,928	$7,333
2023-2024	$10,635	$7,868	$12,393	$7,868

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $289 at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.09% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$260
2019-2020	$260
2020-2021	$260
2021-2022	$260
2022-2023	$275
2023-2024	$289

Graduate Programs at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico offers 17 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, 173 students have completed their study at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.

Offered Degrees at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	14	2	168
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	0	0
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	5
Total	17	2	173

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism program with 3 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Engineering/Industrial Management program with 57 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Engineering (other) program with 0 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	2	-

Popular Master's Programs at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	57	$52,900
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✔	31	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	17	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	15	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering (other)	✕	-	-

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico offers 17 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 173 students have completed their graduate studies.

168 students have earned/completed Master's program.
5 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
Architecture [+]	✕	-	-
Architecture	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	15	-
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Civil Engineering	✕	9	-
Computer Engineering	✕	1	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	5	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	4	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	17	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (2 completers)	88 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✔	31	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	57	$52,900
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Historic Preservation and Conservation	✕	3	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	14	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	10	-
	Total	168

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	-	-
Engineering (other)	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	5

Graduate Student Population at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 579 students enrolled into Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico graduate schools where it has total 4,244 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 335 full-time and 244 part-time graduate students. By gender, 366 male and 213 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	579	366	213
Full-time	335	213	122
Part-tme	244	153	91

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

There are 2 White (0.35%), 576 Hispanic (99.48%), and 1 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	579	366	213
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	576	365	211
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	2	1	1
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	1	0	1
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 276 graduate students (47.67% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 94 graduate students (16.23% 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	579
Enrolled Online Exclusively	276
Enrolled Some Online Courses	94
Not in Online Courses	209

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. 64 students are aged 20 to 24 (11.05% of total students), 28 students are aged above 50 (4.84%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	579	366	213
Age 20-21	2	1	1
Age 22-24	62	41	21
Age 25-29	226	144	82
Age 30-34	140	78	62
Age 35-39	52	33	19
Age 40-49	66	46	20
Age 50-64	27	20	7
Over 64	1	1	0
Age Un-Known	3	2	1