Hato Rey, Puerto Rico · Private Non-Profit
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.5% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $17,540 school-wide net price and $47,540 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
1.5% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.5% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 141
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 28.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,540/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $70,160
- Median debt
- $22,564
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $47,540/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (1.5%), school-wide average net price ($17,540), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($47,540), and peer averages from 141 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 141 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 2.9x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,448 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($23,006 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico in the top 81% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.8% of reported awards · $12,116 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 1.3% of reported awards · $16,075 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 0.9% of reported awards · $9,873 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.3% of reported awards · $20,111 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering accounts for 1.5% of the awards or completions reported for Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. That award concentration is higher than at 94% of schools in this field set and is 2.9x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico's average net price is $17,540 per year, about $70,160 over four years. That is $2,448 below the $19,988 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $47,540 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $23,006 below the $70,546 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico #114 of 141 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.