Education at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

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

UPR Rio Piedras is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 13,892 students attend the school each year.

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

UPR Rio Piedras Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

UPR Rio Piedras Education Rankings

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

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #162 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UPR Rio Piedras

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

UPR Rio Piedras Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UPR Rio Piedras since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	109
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UPR Rio Piedras Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of education master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 21% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education 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 - Rio Piedras. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	103
Teacher Education Subject Specific	75
Other Education	34
Curriculum & Instruction	29
Teaching English or French	17
Educational Administration	15
Special Education	7
Student Counseling	4
Educational Assessment	3

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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

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