Engineering at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

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. Of the 1,863 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez in 2021, 637 of them were engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

UPR Mayaguez Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at UPR Mayaguez 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Engineering Schools	82
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	170
Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	170
Most Popular Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	182
	308

In 2021, 54 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UPR Mayaguez. This makes it the #171 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 637 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UPR Mayaguez, about 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% 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 68% 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	612
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UPR Mayaguez Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 54 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering from UPR Mayaguez in 2020-2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 74% of degree recipients. That is 46% 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	40
White	0
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UPR Mayaguez also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

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
• Image Credit: By NitroPR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.