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Health Professions at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences

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

UPR Medical Sciences is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 2,218 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

UPR Medical Sciences Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

UPR Medical Sciences Health Professions Rankings

There were 217 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #133 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UPR Medical Sciences

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

UPR Medical Sciences Health Professions Master’s Program

69% Women
99% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from UPR Medical Sciences. About 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. UPR Medical Sciences does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 99% of degree recipients. That is 64% 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 160
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health 109
Medicine 100
Dentistry 52
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 50
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 34
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 24
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 22
Nursing 21
Health & Medical Administrative Services 15
Other Health Professions 6
Communication Sciences 5

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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