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2026 Best Value Schools Schools in Puerto Rico

[Schools](/majors/health-care-professions/bioethics-medical-ethics/nursing-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value schools schools.

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• Best Value Schools Schools in Puerto Rico

2026 Best Value Schools Schools in Puerto Rico

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the schools degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Schools Schools

1

Columbia Centro Universitario Caguas
Caguas, PR

$8,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$5,887 Avg Student Debt

$23,134 Median Earnings (10yr)

Columbia Centro Universitario Caguas earned the #1 spot for value among schools schools in Puerto Rico. Set in the city of Caguas, Columbia Centro Universitario Caguas is a mid-sized private for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $8,400 in tuition and fees. Schools graduates carry a median of $5,887 in student loans. Schools graduates of Columbia Centro Universitario Caguas earn a median of $39,812 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $5,887 median debt.

2

National University College Bayamon
Bayamon, PR

$12,723 In-State Tuition & Fees

$14,583 Avg Student Debt

$24,785 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at National University College Bayamon earned it the #2 place for schools. Located in the city of Bayamon, National University College Bayamon is a very large private for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $12,723 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $13,886. Students borrow a median of $14,583 to complete the schools program here. Schools graduates of National University College Bayamon earn a median of $36,905 early in their careers. Set against $14,583 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.