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

These extraordinarily low earnings reflect Puerto Rico's distinct healthcare market, where nursing salaries operate on a completely different scale than the mainland U.S. First-year earnings of $9,648 place this program in the bottom 10 percent statewide—concerning when the state median is already just $16,742. Even more troubling, this ranks below Inter American's own Metro campus ($21,975) and far behind Universidad del Sagrado Corazón's $36,836. While earnings nearly double by year four, reaching $18,274 still leaves graduates well below what peers earn at other Puerto Rico nursing programs.

The $12,250 debt load might seem manageable compared to the $27,000 national average, but it actually exceeds Puerto Rico's typical nursing debt of $9,250. When your first-year salary is under $10,000, any debt becomes significant—the 1.27 debt-to-earnings ratio means graduates owe more than they'll earn in their entire first year of work.

If your child is committed to practicing nursing in Puerto Rico, explore why this campus significantly underperforms other Inter American locations and whether stronger programs like Sagrado Corazón or Ana G. Méndez-Gurabo offer better pathways. The 82% Pell grant rate indicates this school serves students with limited resources, making the below-average outcomes within an already-challenged market particularly problematic. These numbers suggest structural issues beyond just Puerto Rico's lower wage environment.