Engineering at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 12,825.

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

UPR Mayaguez Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

UPR Mayaguez Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UPR Mayaguez is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #183 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UPR Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez Engineering Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at UPR Mayaguez since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering 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 - Mayaguez with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	577
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

UPR Mayaguez Engineering Master’s Program

27% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	0
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	200
Chemical Engineering	122
Electrical Engineering	114
Industrial Engineering	100
Computer Engineering	82
Civil Engineering	80
Biomedical Engineering	1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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 - Mayaguez.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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