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Electrician schools in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has 17 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in Puerto Rico, expect to start around $27,840–$29,190 and reach a median of $37,440 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,670 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Puerto Rico). Graduates of these Puerto Rico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,699 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What electricians earn in Puerto Rico

$27,840starting (10th percentile)
$29,190early career (25th)
$37,440median, all experience
$46,670experienced (75th)
$58,870top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,740 employed in Puerto Rico. National median: $63,190.

Campuses in Puerto Rico, ranked by what their graduates earned

17campuses in Puerto Rico
1,219credentials awarded / yr
$18,699median earnings, yr 1 (Puerto Rico)
$34,710median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AguadaAguadillaAreciboBarranquitasBayamonCaguasGuraboHumacaoIsabelaJuana DiazManatiPonceSan GermanSan Juan

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo non-profit 15 $21,903 $8,687 not reported not reported
Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia San Juan for-profit 85 $20,358 not reported 63% not reported
Professional Technical Institution Bayamon for-profit 69 $18,821 not reported 83% $11,052
Advantage Technical College Manati for-profit 70 $18,699 not reported 60% $11,428
Advantage Technical College-Aguadilla Aguadilla for-profit 27 $18,699 not reported 91% $11,275
NUC University Bayamon for-profit 444 $18,606 $5,500 not reported not reported
Escuela de Peritos Electricistas de Isabela Inc Isabela for-profit 45 $13,667 not reported not reported not reported
Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad Ponce for-profit 242 not reported not reported 95% $12,531
Mech-Tech College Caguas for-profit 70 not reported $4,500 72% not reported
D'Mart Institute Barranquitas for-profit 51 not reported not reported 70% $16,412
Dewey University-Juana Díaz Juana Diaz non-profit 24 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Dewey University-Manati Manati non-profit 22 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Humacao Community College Humacao non-profit 17 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico Aguadilla non-profit 17 not reported not reported not reported $11,249
Colegio Educativo Tecnologico Industrial Inc Arecibo non-profit 8 not reported not reported 23% $16,093
Colegio Tecnico de Electricidad Galloza Aguada for-profit 8 not reported not reported 96% $14,950
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German San German non-profit 5 not reported not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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