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Highest earning registered nursing programs in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico registered nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | Santurce | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,836 | 351 |
| 2 | Columbia Central University-Caguas | Caguas | For-profit, 4-year | $22,898 | 1,182 |
| 3 | NUC University | Bayamon | For-profit, 4-year | $22,898 | 1,182 |
| 4 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico | San Juan | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,975 | 171 |
| 5 | Atenas University | Manati | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,383 | 65 |
| 6 | Dewey University | Carolina | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,237 | 114 |
| 7 | Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico | Aguadilla | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,947 | 39 |
| 8 | Universidad Adventista de las Antillas | Mayaguez | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,725 | 131 |
| 9 | EDP University of Puerto Rico | San Sebastian | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,039 | 113 |
| 10 | CEM College | San Juan | For-profit, 4-year | $16,742 | 145 |
| 11 | Huertas College | Caguas | For-profit, 4-year | $16,715 | 44 |
| 12 | University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences | San Juan | Public, 4-year | $16,686 | 30 |
| 13 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Barranquitas | Barranquitas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $16,039 | 68 |
| 14 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | Arecibo | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $15,731 | 96 |
| 15 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus | San Juan | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $15,515 | 372 |
| 16 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | Mercedita | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,877 | 40 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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