Allied Health Professions at University of Puerto Rico - Ponce

Every allied health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the allied health program at University of Puerto Rico - Ponce stacks up to those at other schools.

UPR Ponce is located in Ponce, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 2,382.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

UPR Ponce Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

UPR Ponce Allied Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks allied health programs across the country. The following shows how UPR Ponce performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at UPR Ponce is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	32
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	99
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	458
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	681

Allied Health Student Demographics at UPR Ponce

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at University of Puerto Rico - Ponce.

UPR Ponce Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 allied health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UPR Ponce, about 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical allied health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UPR Ponce since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 65% more racial-ethnic minorities in its allied health bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Ponce with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UPR Ponce also has a doctoral program available in allied health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health concentations are available at University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puerto Rico - Ponce. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Athletic Training	28

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Ponce.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Roca Ruiz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.