Psychology at University of Puerto Rico - Ponce

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

UPR Ponce is located in Ponce, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 2,382. In 2021, 109 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UPR Ponce.

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

UPR Ponce Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

UPR Ponce Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UPR Ponce 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 psychology major at UPR Ponce is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Psychology Schools	3
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Psychology Schools	52
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	309
Most Popular Psychology Schools	482
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	634
Best Psychology Schools	638
	874
	915

Psychology Student Demographics at UPR Ponce

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

UPR Ponce Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 109 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UPR Ponce in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 - Ponce with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	109
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	55
Other Psychology	54

Related Majors

• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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 - Ponce.

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 Roca Ruiz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.