University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (UPR - Rio Piedras) is a four-year, public school located in San Juan, PR.
It offers 64 graduate programs - 43 Master's, 18 Doctorate, 2 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $4,110.
A total of 2,602 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 11,312 students at UPR - Rio Piedras. UPR - Rio Piedras offers online graduate programs and 148 out of 2,602 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
UPR - Rio Piedras have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at University of Puerto Rico School of Law. In addition, you can find UPR - Rio Piedras's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $4,110 for Puerto Rico residents and $4,110 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty-four (64) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 39 Avenida Ponce de Leon, San Juan, PR |
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| Graduate School Students | 2,620 students
148 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$4,110
Out-of-State$4,110 |
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| Student to Faculty | 11:1 (9.09%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 64 Graduate Programs
43 Master's, 18 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Puerto Rico residents, the tuition & fees are $4,110 and $4,110 for non-Puerto Rico residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $215.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $3,510 | $3,510 |
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| Fees | $600 | $600 |
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| Cost per Credit | $215 | $215 |
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| Books & Supplies | $4,168 |
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| Room & Board | $11,613 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,154 (Off-Campus) |
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| Off-Campus Total | $24,045 | $24,045 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $3,620 | $3,990 | $4,170 | $4,470 | $4,110 |
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| Out-of-State | $3,620 | $3,990 | $4,170 | $4,470 | $4,110 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 64 major areas - 43 Master's (3 online programs), 18 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 1 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 424 students have been conferred Master's degree and 234 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 424 | 234 | 1 | 1 |
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| Men | 197 | 78 | - | 1 |
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| Women | 227 | 156 | 1 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 3 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 2 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
UPR - Rio Piedras graduate schools have a total of 2,620 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,159 male and 1,461 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,686 full-time and 934 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 148 students enrolled through online exclusively and 367 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 256 White, 104 Black, and 9 Asian students are attending at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 2,620 |
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| Men | 1,159 |
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| Women | 1,461 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,620 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,686 |
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| Part-time Students | 934 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,620 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 7 |
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| Asian | 9 |
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| Black | 104 |
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| Hispanic | 1,279 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 256 |
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| Two or more races | 1 |
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| Un-Known | 963 |
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Online Population
At University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras graduate schools, 148 students enrolled online exclusively and 367 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,602 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 148 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 367 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,087 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 148 |
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| Puerto Rico Resident | 140 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 8 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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