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Nursing at University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPR Arecibo is located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico and approximately 3,414 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UPR Arecibo.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

UPR Arecibo Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

UPR Arecibo Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at UPR Arecibo compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at UPR Arecibo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 277
Most Focused Nursing Schools 497
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 552
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools 756
Most Popular Nursing Schools 768
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools 878

Earnings of UPR Arecibo Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UPR Arecibo is $15,217. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UPR Arecibo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo.

UPR Arecibo Nursing Associate’s Program

77% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at UPR Arecibo may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

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UPR Arecibo does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UPR Arecibo Nursing Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at UPR Arecibo awarded 77 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UPR Arecibo since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 77
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UPR Arecibo also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo.

Occupation Jobs in PR Average Salary in PR

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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