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University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras PhD in Chemistry

Chemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in chemistry, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Doctorate in Chemistry from UPR Rio Piedras Cost?

UPR Rio Piedras Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UPR Rio Piedras was $190 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,420	$3,420
Fees	$200	$200

Does UPR Rio Piedras Offer an Online PhD in Chemistry?

Online degrees for the UPR Rio Piedras chemistry doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UPR Rio Piedras Online Learning page.

UPR Rio Piedras Doctorate Student Diversity for Chemistry

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 11 students received their doctor’s degree in chemistry. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 63.6% of the chemistry students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in chemistry at UPR Rio Piedras in 2019-2020, 81.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 14%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PhD in Chemistry Focus Areas at UPR Rio Piedras

Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
General Chemistry	9
Physical Chemistry	2

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.