Economics at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

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

UPR Rio Piedras is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 13,892.

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

UPR Rio Piedras Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

UPR Rio Piedras Economics Rankings

The economics major at UPR Rio Piedras is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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.

Economics Student Demographics at UPR Rio Piedras

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.

UPR Rio Piedras Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 - Rio Piedras with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UPR Rio Piedras Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	24

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Other Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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 - Rio Piedras.

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 Osvaldo Ocasio under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.