University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (U of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras) is a four-year, public school located in San Juan, PR.

It offers 53 graduate programs - 35 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $4,470.

A total of 2,825 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 12,037 students at U of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras. U of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras offers online graduate programs and 165 out of 2,825 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

U of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of Puerto Rico School of Law. In addition, you can find U of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $4,470 for Puerto Rico residents and $4,470 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-three (53) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
TypeFour-year, Public
Address39 Avenida Ponce de Leon, San Juan, PR
Graduate School Students3,019 students
165 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$4,470
Out-of-State$4,470
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 53 Graduate Programs
35 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Puerto Rico residents, the tuition & fees are $4,470 and $4,470 for non-Puerto Rico residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $215.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$3,870$3,870
Fees$600$600
Cost per Credit$215$215
Books & Supplies$4,168
Room & Board$11,385 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,090 (Off-Campus)
Off-Campus Total$23,113$23,113

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 53 major areas - 35 Master's (1 online programs), 16 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's, 1 Post-Master's. 371 students have been conferred Master's degree and 222 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total37122214
Men11994-2
Women25212812

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Journalism6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Language Interpretation and Translation12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Comparative Literature3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Advanced Legal Research/Studies4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Archives/Archival AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ChemistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical ChemistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Psychology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Community Psychology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial and Organizational Psychology8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Economics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Sciences (other)2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Fine and Studio Arts Management9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor23 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce43 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
FinanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

U of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras graduate schools have a total of 3,019 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,081 male and 1,938 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2,270 full-time and 749 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 165 students enrolled through online exclusively and 591 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 123 White, 54 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

14 grad students are younger than 22 and 487 students are older than 65. It has 1,521 students aged between 22 and 30 and 627 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,019
Men1,081
Women1,938
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,019
Full-time Students2,270
Part-time Students749
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,019
American Indian /
Native American
5
Asian4
Black54
Hispanic1,544
White123
Two or more races1
Un-Known1,288
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,019
21 & Under14
22-24578
25-29943
30-34397
35-39230
40 & Over487

Online Population

At University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras graduate schools, 165 students enrolled online exclusively and 591 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,825
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses165
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses591
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,069
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses165
Puerto Rico Resident124
Other State In U.S.14
Outside of U.S.10