Nursing Science at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences

Every nursing science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing science program at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences stacks up to those at other schools.

UPR Medical Sciences is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 2,218 students attend the school each year.

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

UPR Medical Sciences Nursing Science Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Nursing Science

UPR Medical Sciences Nursing Science Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing science, making the school the #79 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Science Student Demographics at UPR Medical Sciences

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

UPR Medical Sciences Nursing Science Master’s Program

80% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing science master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in nursing science each year. UPR Medical Sciences does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the nursing science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Nursing Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing science 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 - Medical Sciences.

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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