Doctoral · San Juan, Puerto Rico

Is Psychology, General at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back slowly: graduates typically recover the cost in about 8.3 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $27,967; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $50,989; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $63,585; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published): $67k (likely $67k – $67k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $17k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in PR; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 8.3 years (likely 6.0–12.6); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: −$152k (likely −$232k – −$67k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $64k (likely −$100k – $254k); Today's dollars

Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.