Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon

The earnings numbers here tell a Puerto Rico labor market story, not a program quality story. Starting at $14,754, graduates see strong 53% growth to $22,631 by year four—but even that figure sits drastically below the $74,888 national median for nursing bachelor's degrees. This reflects Puerto Rico's fundamentally different nursing wage structure, where the state median is just $16,742 compared to mainland figures.

Within Puerto Rico's context, this program lands squarely in the middle at the 40th percentile, trailing notably behind Sagrado Corazón ($36,836) and Ana G. Méndez-Gurabo ($28,122). The relatively low $8,250 debt load helps—it's below both state and national medians—but the debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.56 only looks reasonable because initial earnings are so compressed. For comparison, a typical mainland nursing program might carry triple the debt but also deliver earnings that are 3-4x higher.

If your child plans to practice nursing in Puerto Rico long-term, this program offers manageable debt and middle-of-the-pack outcomes for the island. But if there's any possibility of mainland employment after graduation, understand that the credential from Inter American-Bayamón (serving primarily Pell-eligible students) starts graduates at earnings levels that would be considered poverty wages for nurses in most U.S. states. The upward trajectory is encouraging, but even four years out, earnings remain 70% below national norms for this degree.