Graduate Programs at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Graduate School Overview

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (referred to as UPRM) is a Public, 4 years school located in Mayaguez, PR.

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1946 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UPRM Directory Information
School Name	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (UPRM)
Address	259 Boulevard Alfonso Valdez, Mayaguez, PR 681
Phone	787-832-4040
Web	https://www.uprm.edu
Online Application	https://admisiones.uprm.edu
Financial Info	https://www.uprm.edu/asistenciaeconomica

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of UPRM is $3,800 for Puerto Rico residents and $3,800 for out-of-state students. The school has 861 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 11,062 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 100 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$3,800 $3,800 for Puerto Rico Residents
Student Population	861
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	100 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at UPRM is $3,800 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $200.

UPRM offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Puerto Rico Residents	$3,800
Out-of-State	$3,800
Tuition per Credit Hour
Puerto Rico Residents	$200
Out-of-State	$200

UPRM 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, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is $3,800. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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	$6,750	$144
2019-2020	$7,020	$200
2020-2021	$7,020	$200
2021-2022	$3,600	$200
2022-2023	$3,600	$200
2023-2024	$3,600	$200

The graduate school tuition & fees of UPRM is inexpensive compared to public 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
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	$3,800
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 $15,457. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.27% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$11,161	$2,453
2019-2020	$11,161	$2,453
2020-2021	$11,161	$3,953
2021-2022	$11,161	$3,953
2022-2023	$11,161	$3,953
2023-2024	$11,385	$4,072

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $200 at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$375
2019-2020	$390
2020-2021	$390
2021-2022	$195
2022-2023	$200
2023-2024	$200

Graduate Programs at UPRM

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez offers 43 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, 151 students have completed their study at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.

Offered Degrees at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	36	137
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	7	14
Total	43	151

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Civil Engineering program with 11 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Chemical Engineering program with 3 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Civil Engineering	✕	11	$37,000
Industrial Engineering	✕	10	-
Food Science and Technology (other)	✕	9	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	8	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	7	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Chemical Engineering	✕	3	-
Civil Engineering	✕	3	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	3	-
Chemistry (other)	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	2	-

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez offers 43 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 151 students have completed their graduate studies.

137 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Agricultural Economics	✕	4	-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services	✕	6	-
Animal Sciences	✕	2	-
Food Science and Technology (other)	✕	9	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	✕	3	-
Horticultural Science	✕	2	-
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	✕	6	-
Soil Science and Agronomy	✕	7	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer Science	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Agricultural Teacher Education	✕	1	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Engineering [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	1	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	2	-
Civil Engineering	✕	11	$37,000
Computer Engineering	✕	1	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	8	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	6	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	10	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	-	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	7	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	1	-
Statistics	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	4	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	1	-
Physics	✕	7	-
Materials Sciences (other)	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	1	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	4	-
Finance	✕	3	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	4	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	-	-
	Total	137

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	-	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	3	-
Civil Engineering	✕	3	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	✕	-	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Chemistry (other)	✕	3	-
	Total	14

Graduate Student Population at UPRM

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 861 students enrolled into University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez graduate schools where it has total 11,062 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 782 full-time and 79 part-time graduate students. By gender, 448 male and 413 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	861	448	413
Full-time	782	416	366
Part-tme	79	32	47

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

570 Hispanic (66.20%), and 291 students with other races. 231 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	861	448	413
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	0	0	0
Hispanic	570	284	286
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	0	0	0
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	60	26	34
Non-resident Alien	231	138	93

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 5 graduate students (0.58% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 78 graduate students (9.06% 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	861
Enrolled Online Exclusively	5
Enrolled Some Online Courses	78
Not in Online Courses	778