Nursing at University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

UPR Medical Sciences is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 2,218 students attend the school each year.

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

UPR Medical Sciences Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

UPR Medical Sciences Nursing Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #347 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UPR Medical Sciences

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

UPR Medical Sciences Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UPR Medical Sciences does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 60% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing 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 - Medical Sciences. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Science	13
Nurse Anesthetist	8

Related Majors

• Communication Sciences
• Other Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Roca Ruiz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.