Best colleges for Natural Sciences in Puerto Rico
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the Puerto Rico programs in the federal field-of-study file, University of Puerto Rico at Cayey leads: its Natural Sciences graduates earn a median $42,313 four years after finishing, against the field's $57,935 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | $42,313 | -$15,622 |
| 2 | University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras | $39,675 | -$18,260 |
| 3 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro | $36,327 | -$21,608 |
| 4 | Universidad del Sagrado Corazon | $23,655 | -$34,280 |
How big is the earnings gap between Puerto Rico Natural Sciences programs?
$18,658 separates the top and bottom of this list — $42,313 at University of Puerto Rico at Cayey against $23,655 at Universidad del Sagrado Corazon, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do Puerto Rico Natural Sciences graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $15,622 below the $57,935 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.