Health and Medical Administrative Services at Dewey University-Hato Rey

The $16,262 starting salary from this program immediately stands out—not because it's unusually low for Puerto Rico's healthcare administration market, but because it sits squarely at the state median while ranking in just the 5th percentile nationally. This reflects Puerto Rico's fundamentally different economic reality: graduates here earn half what their mainland counterparts make, even though the debt load is dramatically lower at $2,625 versus the $23,000 national median.

Within Puerto Rico's context, this program performs reasonably well, landing at the 60th percentile among 19 competing programs. However, several alternatives offer notably better outcomes—Huertas College graduates earn 53% more, and NUC University shows 23% higher earnings. The positive angle here is the exceptionally low debt burden, which creates a debt-to-earnings ratio of just 0.16. With 90% of students receiving Pell grants, this accessibility matters for families with limited resources.

The critical question is whether $16,262 annually provides a viable path to financial independence. For families comparing Puerto Rican programs, this represents a middle-of-the-pack option with minimal debt risk. But parents should recognize that healthcare administrative roles here pay substantially less than on the mainland, and competing programs in Puerto Rico offer meaningfully better starting salaries for similar debt loads.