Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce offers 124 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 1,004 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at PUCPR. 718 students completed bachelor's programs and 116 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at PUCPR. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	10	NOT OFFERED	17	6	11
Bachelor's	66	NOT OFFERED	718	245	473
Master's	39	NOT OFFERED	116	31	85
Doctor's	7	NOT OFFERED	139	48	91
Post-Graduate Certificate	2	NOT OFFERED	14	5	9

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Architecture program has the highest salary ($45,292) after graduation and the Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $21,526 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Architecture	$45,292	$3,774	$31,000	$329
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$21,526	$1,794	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$17,507	$1,459	$18,525	$196
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$17,083	$1,424	$19,129	$203
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$15,099	$1,258	$15,000	$159
Criminology	$14,887	$1,241	$12,250	$130
Management Information Systems and Services	$14,824	$1,235	-	-
Psychology, General	$14,092	$1,174	$12,375	$131
Accounting and Related Services	$12,265	$1,022	$18,875	$200
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$10,241	$853	$18,653	$198
Social Work	$10,014	$835	$17,200	$182
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	$9,895	$825	-	-

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Biotechnology	$29,379	$2,448	-	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$26,271	$2,189	$49,396	$562
Human Resources Management and Services	$24,084	$2,007	-	-
Educational Administration and Supervision	$22,052	$1,838	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	$21,915	$1,826	-	-

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$24,840	$2,070	$113,951	$1,296

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce.

At the school, the Biomedical Sciences Bachelor program has the most completers of 155 and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the second most completers of 103 students.

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Graphic Design	7	4	3
Athletic Training/Trainer	5	1	4
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations	3	1	2
Fashion/Apparel Design	2	-	2

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Biomedical Sciences	155	41	114
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	103	27	76
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	52	21	31
Psychology	44	10	34
Social Work	35	8	27
Criminology	32	10	22
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	29	20	9
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	26	7	19
Biology/Biological Sciences	20	10	10
Radio and Television	20	8	12

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Clinical/Medical Social Work	23	2	21
Health Law	17	7	10
Biotechnology	11	2	9
Public Administration	8	3	5
Curriculum and Instruction	8	-	8
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	6	1	5
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	5	1	4
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	4	1	3
School Psychology	3	-	3
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	3	1	2

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Clinical Psychology	27	7	20
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	18	3	15
Curriculum and Instruction	4	-	4
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	3	-	3
Educational Leadership and Administration	3	1	2
Business Administration and Management	2	-	2

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Architecture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Advertising	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	0	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	4	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	3	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	3	NOT OFFERED
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Pre-Law Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	82	NOT OFFERED
Health Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Tax Law/Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Library Science program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	155	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Religious Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	27	NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	18	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Security and Loss Prevention Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fashion/Apparel Design	NOT OFFERED	2	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Painting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13
Clinical/Medical Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	0	103	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	0	1	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	1	2	1
Transportation/Mobility Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Auditing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Management	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	3	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	0	1	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	1	2	1
Transportation/Mobility Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Auditing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Management	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	3	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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