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% reported program-share signal, $17,540 school-wide net price, and $47,540 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 54 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~54
- Schools with reported signal
- 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
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1.5%), school-wide average net price ($17,540), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($47,540), and peer averages from 141 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 141 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,448 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($23,006 below). Together, those evidence points place Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico in the top 81% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.2% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 0.8% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 1.3% reported share · $16,075 net A+ New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM · 0.9% reported share · $9,873 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 0.3% reported share · $20,111 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering accounts for 1.5% of reported programs at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 2.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 54 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico #114 of 141 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.