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University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Doctorate in Psychology

Psychology is a program of study at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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

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

UPR Rio Piedras Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at UPR Rio Piedras paid an average of $190 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is 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 Doctorate in Psychology?

UPR Rio Piedras does not offer an online option for its psychology doctor’s degree program 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 Psychology

There were 21 doctor’s degrees in psychology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in psychology in 2019-2020, 61.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 75.2%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

All of the psychology doctor’s degree recipients at UPR Rio Piedras in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Doctorate in Psychology Focus Areas at UPR Rio Piedras

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	21

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.